Eu

The European Union

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  • The end of World War II

  • Period: to

    European Union: development

  • Founding Members

    Founding Members

    Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany form the European Economic Community. Treaty of Rome
  • New members

    New members

    Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom became the first countries to join the Communities.
  • Greece joined

    Greece joined

  • Spain and Portugal

    Spain and Portugal

  • ECC became the European Union

    ECC became the European Union

    Maastricht Treaty
  • Austria, Sweden and Findland

    Austria, Sweden and Findland

  • 10 new counries

    10 new counries

    Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia
  • Romania and Bulgaria

    Romania and Bulgaria

  • Croatia

    Croatia

    Nowadays, there are 28 members.