Answer to Question #114582 in British Law for Haima Alshelh

Question

Is the European Union a state or IGO?

Answer 1

The European Union is to a limited degree an intergovernmental organization (IGO) and supranational organization. Even though the European Union boast characteristics that bore resemblance to federal states political structures and IGOs, the EU remains a distinct political system whose operational functionality is delivered via its member states contracting parties).