[] ( EC) a group of countries in Europe that have developed common rules on many political and economic matters, for example on what taxes to charge on imported goods and on how companies may compete fairly with each other欧洲共同体（就关税征收及公司间公平竞争等许多政治和经济问题制订共同规则的欧洲国家）ⓘ The European Community is now part of the European Union. The term European Community is still sometimes used to refer to the European Union.欧洲共同体目前是欧盟（European Union）的一部分。欧洲共同体有时也指欧盟。