Everyday life
UE
Letter by letterOfficialA2Meaning
Union européenne
The European Union, in newspapers and forms: « ressortissant de l'UE », « hors UE ». The acronym says quickly what the full name says slowly.
How it is said
u-eu
Gender and article
l'UE · feminine
Where you meet it
A form, an article, an airport queue.
Example
Passagers hors UE : présentez votre passeport et votre visa.
Non-EU (hors UE) passengers: show your passport and visa.
In the DELF
reading A2 · listening B1
Watch out
Feminine, with elision: l'UE. At university, « une UE » is a teaching unit, a module: same acronym, and context decides.