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​ ​What makes this month so special? On this page, we will feature a monthly connection to history, culture, civics or geography
= November = Every four years, the United States of America has a presidential election. The EU chose the Belguim Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as its first president on November 19, 2009.

€ One very interesting difference between our president and the president of the EU: President van Rompuy was **not** elected.

Below is a map that shows the results of the parliamentary elections held in each of the EU's 27 countries:

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The European Union is made up of 27 member countries and uses 23 languages.

You can learn to say hello to any member of the European Union. [|Say Hello To The World]!

President of the European Union is a BIG job. I wonder if Herman van Rompuy can handle it...

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