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The 9th of May of 1950 Robert Schuman French minister of foreing affairs, presented her ideas in a speech to create an organisation to strengthen cooperation between the countries of Europe.
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In 1951 the first six country of the now a day European union (Belgium, France, Italy, West Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) created the Euroean Coal and Steel Community.
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In 1957 the signed the treaties of Rome that established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or EURATOM).
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The EEC was founded as the "inner six".
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The EEC was enlarged to 9 countries
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The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) was established.
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The EEC was expanded to ten members.
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The EEC was expanded to twelve members and the single european act was signed.
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In 1993 the Maastricht treaty came into force and the EEC became The European Union (EU).
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The EU was expanded to fifteen members.
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The European Central Bank was founded.
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The treaty of Nice was adopted and in 2003 cae into force.
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The Euro came into circulation in all european countries.
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The EU expanded to twenty-five members.
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The EU was enlarged to twenty-seven members.
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In 2009 the treaty of Lisbon came into force
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The EU expanded to twenty-eight members
