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The 2 of September of the 1945 the Second World War end -
Political tensions between eastern and western Europe over ideology, economics and government lead to a ‘Cold War' that lasts for more than 40 years. -
Six countries made the ESCS (Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) -
Germany is divided in two -
It formed the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) -
In 1965 ESCS and EURATOM merged and
they created the EU -
They became the first countries to join the Communities
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European citizens can vote for who they want to represent them in the European Parliament. The European elections have been held every 5 years since then. -
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Following a referendum held in 1982, it withdrew from the EU but remains associated with it as an Overseas Country and Territory. -
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A small village in Luxemburg gives its name to the Schengen Agreement that gradually allows people to travel without their passport checked at the borders, it is signed on 14 of june 1985 -
Now 15 members -
It prepares the European Union for the arrival of future Member States. -
In the 1999 the euro be officially -
In 2004 created the constitution treaty but this isn’t approved by France and Holand -
They are Poland, Latonia, Malta, Cyprus, Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia -
Now 27 countries -
A major financial crisis hits the world economy, triggering a recession. The initial spark was problems with mortgage loans in the US, and several European banks also experience difficulties -
Now 28 countries