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Several European countries
Several European countries settled to produce an organisation to strengthen cooperation between the countries of Europe. -
Robert Shuman
The ideas were current by Robert Shuman, French minister of Foreign Affairs, in a lecture on the 9th May 1950. -
Six European countries
In 1951, six European countries ( Belgium, France , Italy , the Netherlands, west Germany and Luxembourg) produce the European coal and steal communuty. -
Treaties of Rome
In 1957 they marked the Treaties of Rome, which estabilished the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community. Since its base in 1957 the EU has expanded from six member countries to twenty-eight, in successive enlargements. -
Inner Six
EEC was estabilished: the 'Inner Six'. -
Nine members
EEC was expanded to nine members. -
ERDF
European Regional development fund (ERDF) was estabilished. -
Ten members
EEC was expanded to ten members. -
Twelve members
EEC was increased to twelve members and single European Act was marked. -
Mastricht Treaty
In 1993,the Mastricht Treatry came into force: the EEC turn into the European Union. -
Fifteen members
EU was increased to fifteen members. -
European Central Bank
European Central Bank was estabilished. -
Treaty of Nice
Adoption of the Treaty of Nice, which came into force in 2003. -
The Euro
At an economic level , a single normal market was founded. In 2002, the official European currency, the euro , came into circulation in the Eurozone. -
Twenty-five members
EU was expanded to twenty-five members. -
Twenty-seven members.
EU was augmented to twenty-seven members. -
Treaty of Lisbon
In 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon came into require to reform the institutions of the EU. -
Twenty-eight members
EU was increased to twenty-eight members. -
Brexit
On 31st of January , 2020, the United Kingdom became independent from the European Union.
