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End of II world war
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Start cold war
Tensions between the two spheres had begun in 1945, but the term ‘Cold War’ was first used in 1947 in a speech by Bernard Baruch, an American Statesman. The expression was then widely used to designate this period in history.
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ECSC Treaty
Schuman’s vision starts to take shape when six countries — Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands — sign a treaty to create a European institution that would pool and manage coal and steel production.
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Treaty of Rome
Two treaties were signed on 25 March 1957 - the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom).
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Merger Treaty
The Merger Treaty of 1965 merged the executives. The European Communities was established as are sult of the merger of the institutions set up by the ECSC, the EEC and the Euratom.
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First EU enlargement
Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Communities, marking the first enlargement.
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Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage gives the right to vote to all adult citizens, regardless of wealth, income, gender, social status, race, ethnicity, political stance, or any other restriction, subject only to relatively minor exceptions.
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Greece joins the European Communities
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Spain and Portugal join the European Communities
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Maastricht Treaty
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union. Concluded in 1992 between the then twelve member states of the European Communities, it announced "a new stage in the process of European integration" chiefly in provisions for a shared European citizenship, for the eventual introduction of a single currency, and for common foreign and security policies.
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Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU
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Treaty of Amsterdam
The Treaty of Amsterdam is signed in the capital of the Netherlands. It prepares the European Union for the arrival of future Member States.
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The euro
Euro notes and coins become the legal currency in 12 EU countries. Printing, minting and distributing them is a major logistical operation. More than 80 billion coins are involved.
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Constitutional Treaty
The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was an unratified international treaty intended to create a consolidated constitution for the European Union. It would have replaced the existing European Union treaties with a single text, given legal force to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and expanded Qualified Majority Voting into policy areas which had previously been decided by unanimity among member states.
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Bulgaria and Romania join the EU
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Croatia joins the EU
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Brexit - UK leaves the EU
Having been an EU Member State since 1973, the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, following the 2016 referendum result.
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