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European Union

By missjuan
  • End of the Second World War

    End of the Second World War

    The allies won the Axis powers.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Creation of European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
    -Netherlands
    -Luxembourg
    -Belgium
    -France
    -Germany
    -Italy
  • Treaty of Rome

    Treaty of Rome

    Makes the European Economic Community. The first members (in 1958):
    -Belgium
    -France
    -Germany
    -Italy
    -Luxembourg
    -Netherlands
  • First enlargement

    First enlargement

    -Ireland
    -United Kingdom
    -Denmark
  • Second enlargement

    Second enlargement

    Greece. Greece’s accession consolidated democracy in the country.

  • Third enlargement

    Portugal and Spain. This enlargement consolidated democracy in both countries.
  • Fourth enlargement

    Fourth enlargement

    German reunification.
  • Treaty of Maastricht

    Treaty of Maastricht

    The European Union was formally established, setting clear rules to the future currency.
  • Fifth enlargement

    Fifth enlargement

    -Austria
    -Finland
    -Sweden
  • Initial Introduction Euro

    Initial Introduction Euro

    Euro. Banknotes and coins replaced national currencies in member states.
  • Sixth enlargement

    Sixth enlargement

    -Cyprus
    -Czech Republic
    -Estonia
    -Hungary
    -Latvia
    -Lithuania
    -Malta
    -Poland
    -Slovakia
    -Slovenia
    After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, this enlargement was launched by the European Council meeting of December 1997. Negotiations were conducted separately with each country, based on a single negotiating framework.
  • Seventh enlargement

    Seventh enlargement

    Bulgaria and Romania.
  • Eighth enlargement

    Eighth enlargement

    Croatia
  • Referendum Brexit

    Referendum Brexit

    The option "to leave" has won in the referendum on the permanence of the United Kingdom in the European Union.