European union

The history of the European Union

By Valeferrara

  • 1950 The Schuman Declaration

    1950 The Schuman Declaration
    French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman announces a plan for France and Germany to pool coal and steel production and invites other states to join them. His plan is based on the idea that European unity is the key to peace.
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    The history of the European Union

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  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Treaty of Paris establishes European Coal and Steel Community ECSC. Six countries Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands sign the treaty. It sets up a High Authority to manage the coal and steel industries and a Common Assembly a precursor of the European parliament. European leaders Alcide De Gasperi from Italy, Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman from France, and Paul-Henri Spaak from Belgium are officially credited as the founding fathers of the European Union.

  • The treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome a first step towards the common market

    The treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome a first step towards the common market
    The six members of the ECSC sign the Treaty of Rome setting up the European Economic Community EEC and the European Atomic Energy Community Euratom. The EEC aims to create a common market, a customs union plus free movement of capital and labour.In 1957, the Treaty of Rome eliminated customs duties in 1968.

  • Schengen Agreement

    Schengen Agreement
    In 1985, the Schengen Agreement paved the way for the creation of open borders without passport controls between most member states and some non-member states.

  • The European flag

    The European flag
    The design was conceived in 1955, and officially adopted later that year by the Council of Europe as a symbol for the whole of Europe. It consists of a circle of twelve five-pointed yellow (or) stars on a blue (azure) field.

  • The Maastricht treaty

    The Maastricht treaty
    Maastricht turns the Community into a Union. The treaty signed in December 1992,came into force on 1 November 1993.The main architects were H. Kohl and F. Mitterrand. The treaty paves the way for monetary union and social policy. The UK negotiates an optout on both. The treaty also introduces European citizenship giving Europeans the right to live and vote in elections in any EU country and launches European cooperation in foreign affairs security asylum and immigration.

  • Euro

    Euro
    In 2002, euro banknotes and coins replaced national currencies in 12 of the member states.

  • European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty

    European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty
    The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was an unratified international treaty intended to create a consolidated constitution for the European Union (EU).However the rejection of the document by French and Dutch voters in May and June 2005 brought the ratification process to an end.

  • Lisbon Treaty (2007–present)

    Lisbon Treaty (2007–present)
    It is an international agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union (EU). the Maastricht Treaty (1992), and the Treaty of Rome (1957). It gives more power to the European Parliament establishing a more centralized leadership.The Lisbon Treaty made significant changes to the European Union’s (EU) treaty structure and law-making processes including in immigration and asylum law.