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End of Word War II (WWII)
The WWII ends with Germany broke in West Germany or Federal Republic of Germany (capitalist) and East Germany or Democratic Republic of Germany (communist). -
Marshall Plan
The Cold War between USA and the URSS begins. So the USA starts the Marshall Plan that consist in helping economically capitalist countries of Europe. -
Franco-German reconciliation.
The France’s minister of foreign affairs offers a reconciliation to West German, to share some steel and coal that they were fighting all the time. -
Coal and Steel Community (CSC)
The CSC is created by German and France, saying that if someone wants to join, he can do it. So Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Benelux) & Italy joins the CSC. There are 6 countries in CSC. -
Treats of Rome
The Treats of Rome accords the creation of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM). The EEC lets the free movement of workers and the CAP, community agriculture policies. -
Union Request
United Kingdom (UK), Denmark and Norway tries to join the EEC, getting rejected. -
Merger Treaties
The countries signed a treaty which says that, now, there’s only one commission. -
UK request
UK request join another time, but gets rejected for being ‘a close friend of the USA’. -
New members
Denmark, Ireland and the UK joins the EEC. Now there are 9 members. -
European Council
Now, there is an European Council. -
New member
Greece joins the European’s institutions. -
Greenland leaves.
When Greenland got it’s independence from Denmark, he left the European Community. -
New members
Spain and Portugal joins the party. Now there are 12 countries. -
The Fallen of the Berlin’s Wall.
With the fallen of the Berlin’s Wall, Now all Germany is united together. -
Separation of Yugoslavia
When Yugoslavia broke, Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia and North Macedonia got it’s independence but they were at war. -
The URRS falls.
The URSS falls, because it’s economic got stall. So the USA wins the Cold War. The URSS was broke in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tayikistan. -
Maastricht Treat
The European Union (EU) is created. -
New members and Schengen Agreement
Austria, Sweden and Finland joins the EU (15 members).
Now, there is a Schengen Area, which the citizens can pass through the countries without passport, so they eliminate borders. -
Treaty of Amsterdam
Now, the EU is based in democracy, liberty and respect to the human rights. -
Euro currency
In the treaty of Amsterdam they talked about a common currency all countries in EU, so they approved in the next year and, now, there is a European Central Bank. -
Treaty of Nice
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New members
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungry, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta joins. (25 members) -
Treaty of Lisbon and new members
Romania and Bulgaria joins. -
International Economic Crisis
In all the world, there is now an economic crisis. -
Economic Aid and Migration Crisis
The crisis affected more in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland and Cyprus, so they get an European Aid, Croatia joins and there is a Migration Crisis of people trying to get a new life. -
Treaty with Turkey and Libia
The EU signs a treaty with them, because they are the countries that people migrate. And the UK wants to leave the EU (Brexit) -
Brexit
The UK leaves the EU