The European Union and Portugal

By Silvina Carvalho

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Created the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) whcih is considered the beginning of the EU.

  • Creation of the European Economic Community (EEC)

    Creation of the European Economic Community (EEC)

  • Treaty of Rome

    Treaty of Rome
    Creation of the European Economic Community (EEC)

  • Portugal becomes a democracy

    Portugal becomes a democracy
    After 41 years, military operations determined the end of the dictatorial political regime Estado Novo. The April Revolution or the Carnation Revolution.

  • Portugal’s application to the EC

    Portugal’s application to the EC
    the Prime Minister of the first constitutional government, Mário Soares, formally submitted Portugal’s application for accession to the European Community.

  • Portugal became a member state

    Portugal became a member state

  • Treaty of Maastricht

    Treaty of Maastricht
    The treaty established a European Union (EU), with EU citizenship granted to every person who was a citizen of a member state.

  • Portugal - Presidency of the EU

    Portugal - Presidency of the EU
    From January to June 1992

  • Renamed to European Union

    Renamed to European Union
    The European Community is renamed and the term ‘Community’ is replaced by ‘Union’

  • Treaty of Amesterdam

    Treaty of Amesterdam
    The Treaty of Amsterdam allowed member states to transfer certain powers from national governments to the European Parliament across diverse areas,

  • The Euro

    The Euro
    11 Member States fixed their exchange rates, adopted a shared monetary policy and launched the Euro as a new common currency on world financial markets.
    Portugal was one of the first countries to adopt the Euro.

  • Portugal - Presidency of the EU

    Portugal - Presidency of the EU
    From January to June 2000

  • Treaty of Nice

    Treaty of Nice
    The Treaty of Nice aimed to prepare the EU for its biggest enlargement - 12 new member states.

  • Portugal - Presidency of the EU

    Portugal - Presidency of the EU
    From January to June 2007

  • Treaty of Lisbon

    Treaty of Lisbon
    The Treaty of Lisbon gives the EU the ability to sign international treaties in the areas of its attributed powers or to join an international organisation.

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Nobel Peace Prize
    In a unanimous decision by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the European Union "for its contribution to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe".

  • Portugal - Presidency of the EU

    Portugal - Presidency of the EU
    From January to June 2021