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1950 After WWII Europe seeks to stop all bloody wars between neighbouring countries. The 6 founding countries are Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands.
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1957 European Economic Community is created by the Treaty of Rome. The idea is for people, goods and services to move freely across borders.
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1963 First problem inside the european union as to help other nations outside the union. Such continent being Africa.
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1968 The removal of custom duties on goods imported by each other, allowed free cross-border trade for the first time. World’s biggest trading group is born.
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1973 The european union has its first enlargement with Denmark,Ireland and United Kingdom joining
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1989 The berlin wall is destroyed, not only physical barrier, but idealist barrier removed. Germany reunificated.
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1995, new members in the union, Austria, Finland, and Sweden
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2000, the euro becomes common in more countries within Europe
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2008-2009, treaty of lisbon is accepted by all the nations within the European Union, providing better working methods, and better institutions.
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2010, great economic problems strike several states in Europe, but EU aids and helps confront such turmoil. Later on to a much more present day, religious fanatic outburst makes people feel unsafe and become a refugee and flee to europe, two major issues, how to take care of them, and terrorism within European nations.
