The History of the E.U.

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  • The Ventotene Manifesto

    The Ventotene Manifesto

    It's officially entitled "For a Free and United Europe" and it is a political statement written by Altiero Spinelli while he was imprisoned on the Italian island of Ventotene during World War II. It called for a socialist federation of Europe and the world and to form a new political system.
  • The Schuman Declaration (Treaty of Paris)

    The Schuman Declaration (Treaty of Paris)

    The Schuman Declaration: the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community.
    The founding members are: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
  • The European Economic Community

    The European Economic Community

    it was created with the Treaty of Rome
  • The United Kingdom joins the E.U.

    The United Kingdom joins the E.U.

  • The Treaty of Maastricht

    The Treaty of Maastricht

    The single market became a reality and it brings Europe and Europeans closer together
  • The Euro

    The Euro

    The single currency came into force between 12 countries
  • Treaty of Lisbon

    Treaty of Lisbon

  • The Nobel Peace Prize

    The Nobel Peace Prize

    The E.U. was recognised for its work in uniting the continent and also for mainten the peace between the members state
  • The Brexit Referendum

    The Brexit Referendum

  • Article 50

    Article 50

    The U.K. starts the process to withdraw from the European Union
  • The exit of the U.K. from the E.U.

    The exit of the U.K. from the E.U.