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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.