The European Union is an economic and political union, a single intergovernmental and supranational community of European states, formed as a result of a process of cooperation and integration that began in 1951 between six states (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands). , The European Union was formally supported on 1 November 1993 with the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union (better known as the Maastricht Treaty). The European Union today has 27 member states. It covers an area of 4,233,255.3 km2 and has a population of about 447 million people. The European Union has a unique institutional structure in which the priority is decided by the European Council, the decision on the adoption of the European Parlament, the Council of the European Union has included in the European Commission with lower other institutions. European funds with financial instruments have proven certain public policies of the European Union included in the European members. These public policies The European Union, the Member States and the candidate countries will be established to determine the objectives of the achievement will be to encourage funding through EU funds. EU funds of European citizens' money, which are determined precisely by the correct procedures, are allocated to various beneficiaries for proven projects that have achieved the achievement of the mentioned key EU public policies. Lipik is a town in Croatia, located at Požeško-Slavonian County. It is known for its Lipizzaner spas, mineral water and Lipizzaner horse stables