TEU
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TEU is the commonly used abbreviation for the Treaty on European Union, the foundational agreement that established and governs key aspects of the European Union.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TEU canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10371677 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TEU Context triple: [Maastricht Treaty, shortName, TEU]
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A.
Article 50 TEU
Article 50 TEU is the provision of European Union primary law that sets out the legal process by which a member state may withdraw from the EU.
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B.
Article 1 TEU
Article 1 TEU is the opening provision of the Treaty on European Union that establishes the legal foundation, objectives, and institutional framework of the European Union.
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C.
MEA Cargo
MEA Cargo is the air freight division of Middle East Airlines, providing cargo transport and logistics services primarily through its operations at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport.
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D.
Article 4 TEU
Article 4 TEU is a key provision of the Treaty on European Union that sets out the principles of sincere cooperation, respect for national identities, and the division of competences between the EU and its Member States.
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E.
WTEU
WTEU is the radio call sign assigned to the Training Ship Golden Bear, a vessel used by the California State University Maritime Academy for cadet training and sea instruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TEU Target entity description: TEU is the commonly used abbreviation for the Treaty on European Union, the foundational agreement that established and governs key aspects of the European Union.
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A.
Article 50 TEU
Article 50 TEU is the provision of European Union primary law that sets out the legal process by which a member state may withdraw from the EU.
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B.
Article 1 TEU
Article 1 TEU is the opening provision of the Treaty on European Union that establishes the legal foundation, objectives, and institutional framework of the European Union.
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C.
MEA Cargo
MEA Cargo is the air freight division of Middle East Airlines, providing cargo transport and logistics services primarily through its operations at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport.
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D.
Article 4 TEU
Article 4 TEU is a key provision of the Treaty on European Union that sets out the principles of sincere cooperation, respect for national identities, and the division of competences between the EU and its Member States.
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E.
WTEU
WTEU is the radio call sign assigned to the Training Ship Golden Bear, a vessel used by the California State University Maritime Academy for cadet training and sea instruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | founding treaty of the European Union ⓘ |
| abbreviation | TEU ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maastricht Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty on European Union
|
| amended |
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Rome
|
| amendedBy |
Treaty of Amsterdam
ⓘ
Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ Treaty of Nice ⓘ |
| articleContains |
Article 1 TEU
ⓘ
Article 2 TEU ⓘ Article 3 TEU ⓘ Article 4 TEU ⓘ Article 49 TEU ⓘ Article 5 TEU ⓘ Article 50 TEU ⓘ Article 6 TEU ⓘ Article 7 TEU ⓘ |
| concludedBy |
Member States of the European Communities
ⓘ
linked to:
Member States of the European Union
|
| created | three-pillar structure of the European Union ⓘ |
| currencyProvidedFor | euro ⓘ |
| currentVersionInForceSince | 2009-12-01 ⓘ |
| defines |
institutional framework of the European Union
ⓘ
objectives of the European Union ⓘ objectives of the European Union ⓘ principles of the European Union ⓘ values of the European Union ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 1993-11-01 ⓘ |
| established | European Union ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | all official languages of the European Union ⓘ |
| introduced | concept of European citizenship ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor |
Economic and Monetary Union
ⓘ
European citizenship ⓘ |
| partOf | primary law of the European Union ⓘ |
| pillarCreated |
Common Foreign and Security Policy pillar
ⓘ
linked to:
Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU
European Communities pillar ⓘ Justice and Home Affairs pillar ⓘ |
| providesFor |
creation of a single European currency
ⓘ
procedure to address serious breaches of EU values ⓘ |
| refersTo | Treaty on European Union ⓘ |
| setsOut |
principle of conferral
ⓘ
principle of proportionality ⓘ principle of subsidiarity ⓘ procedure for accession to the European Union ⓘ procedure for withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ provisions on common foreign and security policy ⓘ provisions on justice and home affairs cooperation ⓘ |
| signedIn | Maastricht ⓘ |
| signedOn | 1992-02-07 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
European integration
ⓘ
economic and monetary union ⓘ foreign and security policy ⓘ justice and home affairs ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: TEU Description of subject: TEU is the commonly used abbreviation for the Treaty on European Union, the foundational agreement that established and governs key aspects of the European Union.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Maastricht Treaty 1992
subject linked to:
TEU