What is the European Union? We hear so much in the news about the EU (the European Union) and the countries that are in it, but how does it effect us? What do they do? What are the advantages and disadvantages for countries that are members of the European Union? There are a total of 27 democratic countries in the EU group, the aim of the European Union, is to help deal with criminal matters, health care, joining the countries together to help with problems and generally helping the