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1950 Speech by Robert Schumann
The Schuman Declaration is a statement made by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. It proposed to place French and West German production of coal and steel under one common High Authority. -
1951 ECSC was founded (European Coal Steal Community)
This cooperation was so successfull that the same countries decided to expand the project to include all aspects of their economies. -
1957 Treaties of Rome were signed
It stablished EEC and EAEC. -
1958 EEC was founded: the "Inner Six"
1-Belgium
2-France
3-Italy
4-West Germany
5-Luxemburg
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1973 EEC was enlarged to 9 members
EEC= Inner Six + Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom. -
1975 European Regional Development Found (ERDF) was founded
The ERDF was set up in 1975 and provides financial support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies, economic change, enhanced competitiveness as well as territorial cooperation throughout the EU. -
1981 EEC was enlarged to 10 members
EEC= 9 + Greece -
1986 EEC was enlarged to twelve members and Single European Act was signed
The Single European Act is an international treaty signed in Luxembourg and The Hague on February 17 and February 28, 1986 by the 12 member countries that at that time formed the European Community. -
1993 Maastrich Traty came into force
The Treaty on European Union or Maastricht Treaty is, together with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, one of the founding treaties of the European Union. -
1995 EU was enlarged to fifteen members
EEC 12 + 3 -
1998 European Central Bank was founded
Headquarters Ostend district, Frankfurt, Germany
President Christine Lagarde -
Adoption of the Treaty of Nice, which came into force in 2003
Treaty of Nice. The Treaty was signed on 26 February 2001 and entered into force on 1 February 2003. The conclusions of the 1999 Helsinki European Council required that, by the end of 2002, the EU be able to welcome as new Member States those applicant countries which were ready for accession.2 -
2002 The euro came into circulation
€ -
2004 EU was enlarged to 25 members
25 members=EEC -
2007 EU was enlarged to 27 members
On January 1, 2007, their countries became the 26th and 27th members of the European Union (EU), bringing the EU's population to 493 million. For the two newcomers, membership will bring immense rewards in terms of economic growth, trade, cultural exchange, and global diplomatic clout -
2009 Treaty of Lisbon come into force
The Treaty of Lisbon (initially known as the Reform Treaty) is an international agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union -
2013 EU was enlarged to 28 members
The most recent enlargement of the European Union saw Croatia become the European Union's 28th member state on 1 July 2013. The country applied for EU membership in 2003, and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in early 2004.
