European culture is the root of western civilization. Europe has played a major role in Global affairs since the period of discovery and colonialism started by Portuguese and Spain The industrial revolution which began in Great Britain in later half of 17th century, gave rise to radical economic, cultural and social changes. In 1949, Council of Europe was formed with the idea of unifying Europe to achieve common goals European Union and Schengen Agreement Most of the European countries are members of European Union, which is a political entity composed of 27 countries. 19 of these countries share the Euro as common currency Schengen agreement (open borders) between countries enab...
