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The Treaty of Rome established the EEC and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) - the foundation for what would become the European Union
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Greece became a member of the European Communities
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The Maastricht Treaty officially established the European Union as an economic and monetary union opening the way to the creation of the euro currency
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Greece adopted the euro currency, becoming one of the initial 12 countries to do so
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As a member state, Greece held the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of 2003. The presidency rotates among member states every six months.