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Soon after WW2.
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The Treaty of Rome formed the European Economic Community. The founding member states were 6:Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg an the Netherlands.
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The member states moved from six to nine. Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined.
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The European Parliament is first elected by direct universal suffrage, a symbol of demicracy.
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After more and more policies made to facilitate trade and bring Europe and Europeans closer together, in 1993, the single market became a reality thanks to the Treaty of Maastricht.
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With the Treaty of Maastricht was established the single currency of the Union, the euro. The currency came into force in 2002.
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They join in the European Union: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta.
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Also Bulgaria and Romania join the EU.
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The Treaty of Lisbon changes, without ever replacing them, previous treaties.
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On 12nd October 2012, the European Union is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The United Kingdom's exit process from the EU starts.
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The UK is finally leaving the EU.
