European Union

The European Union is a supranational union of 25 European states: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.
Collectively, it is the largest 'single' economy in the world consisting of a single market, a single currency and a customs union.
EU citizens are afforded extensive rights and privileges which they can enjoy in most of the member states.
In the European Union education is the responsibility of each member state.
EU-funded educational, vocational and citizenship-building programmes help more than 100,000 EU citizens each year take advantage of opportunities which the EU offers its citizens.
The EU is moving towards increased cooperation in terms of common defence and foreign policy making it a politicaly stable and strong entity.
The EU does not set a minimum wage for its member states, however, the average income and standard of living is said to be relatively high.
Health care in the EU is of a very high standard. Although not uniform, each member state is free to offer free health care to its citizens like the UK.
FYI - 5 of the worlds 10 largest economies are member states of the EU.