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1950
Robert Schuman, french foreign minister, proposed the the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) -
1951
Six European countries, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg sign the ECSC Treaty -
1957
On 25 March the Treaty of Rome was signed, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) -
1973
On January 1, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the EEC (9 countries members) -
1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall reunited Germany -
1992
On 7 February the new Treaty is signed in Maastricht. the EEC (European Economic Community) becomes the European Union (EU) -
1993
The single market was born on 1 January. The free movement of goods, services, people and capital -
2002
The euro came into force -
2004
On May 1, ten countries join the EU: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Cyprus and Malta -
2009
On 1 December the Lisbon Treaty came into force -
2012
On 10 December, the European Union receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo -
2021
The exit of UK from UE
