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Council of Europe
Churchill -
European Coal and Steel Community
- prevent war and protect democratic principles
- economic union to reconstruct Europe after WW1 (economy weakende by investment in munitions)
- reconciliation of France and Germany through this (didn't want to redo the treaty of versailles mistake
- forced to collaborate through Marshall Plan
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Rome treaty
- common market + cutoms union
- creation of European Economic Community (1958)
- creation of EURATOM (but french used it for their own nuclear programm
- "6" Benelux, Fr, West Germany, Italy
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European Free Trade Association
Brittain wanted economic union but wasn't already in the EEC (because De Gaule didn't want it "Trojan horse" -
European Council
it define the political direction and set the priority of the EU.
European leaders and crisis management -
European monetary system
aim:
Keeping an eye on currency to stabilize inflation
make the goods trade easier
Currency unit
After failure of Bretton Woods agreement -
SEA (Single European Act)
first revision of traty of rome meant to establish a single market to stimule the economy
side-effects on accelerating policy within the European Union -
Maastricht Treaty
fundation of European Union which is now not only economic community but also political. EEC--> EC Free movement of european citizens and goods COmmon foreign and security policy to safegarde common values and EU independance developed close cooperation on justice and home affairs to ensure the safety and security of European citizens. -
Schengen Space
Free circultaion of goods, persons without customs tariff within the European Union -
Amsterdam Treaty
Consitution
European defence and security Policy (Yougoslavia war in the same time) member states agreed to transfer certain powers from national governments to the European Parliament across diverse areas (legislating, immigration, adopting civil law) -
Euro establishment
Common -
Lisbon Treaty
UE is allowed to sign international treaty / join international organisation
Give more power and soverignty to UE.
Referendums in countries were not accepted (France and Netherlands) people against constitutional change