EU three

The EU three, also known as EU big three, EU triumvirate, EU trio or simply E3, refers to France, Germany and Italy, a group that consists of the three large founding members of the European Union.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The term was also used to refer to the grouping of France, Germany, and the United Kingdom before Brexit, especially during the negotiations with Iran from 2003.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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