1950-2013 Timeline

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    SIX COUNTRIES

    1950=Speech by Robert Schuman
    1951=ECSC was founded
    1957=Teatries of Rome were signed
    1958=EEC was founded the "Inner Six"
    1973=EEC was enlarged to nine members
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    NINE COUNTRIES

    1973=EEC was enlarged to nine members
    1975=European regional depelopment fund(ERDF) was founded
    1981=EEC was enlarged to ten members
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    TEN COUNTRIES

    1981=EEC was enlarged to ten members
    1986=EEC was enlarged to twelve members and single European Act was signed
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    12 COUNTRIES

    1986=EEC was enlarged to twelve members and single European Act was signed
    1993=Maastricht treaty came into force
    1995=EU was enlarged to fifteen members
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    15 COUNTRIES

    1995=EU was enlarged to fifteen members
    1998=European central bank was founded
    2000=Adoption of the teatry of Nice,wich came into force in 2003
    2002=The euro came into circulation
    2004=EU was enlarged to twenty-five members
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    25 COUNTRIES

    2004=EU was enlarged to twenty-five members.
    2007=EU was enlarged to twenty-seven members
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    27-28 COUNTRIES

    2007=EU was enlarged to twenty-seven members
    2009=Treaty of Lisbon came into force
    2013=EU was enlarged to twenty-eight members