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  Is when governmental action takes place on a global level
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  Beyond the authority of one national government
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  Is created due to the ended up of WWII and all it consequences.
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  European Parliament was established
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  Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Union
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  First European parliament’s elections
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  The Single European Act is signed
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  Four freedoms: movement of goods, services, people and money.
 Treaty of Maastricht
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  Political divisions between east and west europe began to disappear.
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  European council become an official EU institution
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  Treaty of Lisbon (modern institutions and efficient working methods)
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  Due to the economic crisis of 2008 the EU stablished the “Banking Union” to balance economy.
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  EU wins Nobel Peace Prize
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  Croatia became the 28th member of EU