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End of Word War II
World War II was a war that involved most of the nations of the world, including all the great powers, organized into two military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. -
Colde War
The Cold War was a political, economic, social, ideological, military and informational confrontation that began after the end of World War II between the Western bloc, led by the United States, and the Eastern bloc, led by the Soviet Union. -
Formation of the European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) pooled the coal and steel resources of six European countries: France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. These countries would be collectively known as “the Six”. -
Treaties 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). For both new Communities, decisions were taken by the Council on a proposal from the Commission. -
The EEC signs its first big international agreement
The 6 member countries sign the Yaoundé Convention to promote cooperation and trade with 18 former colonies in Africa. Today the EU has a special relationship of this kind with 79 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) regions and is working to build a stronger partnership with Africa to tackle challenges common to both continents. -
Signing of the ‘Merger Treaty’
The Treaty merging the executives of the 3 Communities (the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community and Euratom) is signed in Brussels and enters into force on July 1, 1967. From now on, the European Communities will have a single administrative arm (the Commission) and a single executive (the Council). -
Ireland, United Kingdom and Denmark join EU
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Norway can’t join EU
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The members of EU parliament were elected by universal suffrage
Since 1979, the Parliament has been directly elected every five years by the citizens of the European Union through universal suffrage. -
Grecia join the community
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Spain and Portugal join EU
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Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty is the name given to the Treaty on European Union. It was an agreement signed on 7 February 1992 by members of the European Community. -
Austria, Findland and Sweden join EU
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Schengen area
The border-free Schengen Area guarantees free movement to more than 400 million EU citizens, along with non-EU nationals living in the EU or visiting the EU as tourists, exchange students or for business purposes (anyone legally present in the EU). -
Treaty of Amsterdam
An IGC was opened inTurin (Italy) in March 1996 for the purpose of revising the Treaty on European Union. The subsequent Treaty of Amsterdam amending the EU Treaty, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts was signed in the presence of the President of the European Parliament, José María Gil-Robles. -
Euro official launched on the market
An economic and monetary union (EMU) was a recurring ambition for the European Union from the late 1960s onwards. EMU involves coordinating economic and fiscal policies, a common monetary policy, and a common currency, the euro. -
10 new countries join the EU
Chequia, Poland, Malta, Hungary, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lituania and Slovaquia -
Creation of EU constitution
These constitution were not approved -
Romania and Bulgaria join EU
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Eurocrisi
La Crisi de l'Eurozona és una crisi de deute que s'inicià a finals del 2009 a conseqüència de la Gran Recessió. -
Croacia join EU
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Euroesceptic countries
Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, means criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration. ... Euroscepticism is found in groups across the political spectrum, both left-wing and right-wing, and is often found in populist parties. -
UK exit from the EU
