The history of the eu

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  • Manifest of Ventotene

    Manifest of Ventotene

    The manifesto called for a break with Europe's past to form a new political system through a restructuring of politics and extensive social reform. It was presented not as an ideal, but as the best option for Europe's postwar condition.
  • Schuman declaration

    Schuman declaration

    The Schuman Declaration was presented by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. It proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, whose members would pool coal and steel production.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The history of EU start after the second World War with the Treaty of Paris, in 1951,which formed the European Coal and Steel Community.
  • Treaty of Rome

    Treaty of Rome

    The Treaty of Rome in 1957 formed the European Economic Community.The founding member states were Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The story of the Berlin Wall is one of division and repression, but also of the yearning for freedom — and the events that led up to its toppling are no exception.
  • Treaty of Maastricht

    Treaty of Maastricht

    The Treaty of Maastricht signed in 1992 established the European Union, paved the way for the euro and created EU citizenship.
  • Treaty of Nice

    Treaty of Nice

    EU leaders sign the Treaty of Nice. It aims to reform the institutions so the EU can function efficiently after reaching 25 member countries and prepare for the next major group of new members joining. It comes into force on 1 February 2003.
  • Eurozone

    Eurozone

    The euro came into force in 2002 but it was used in 2000 for a financial transition. The member states that adopte the euro are 20. This area is called the Eurozone.
  • 10 new countries

    10 new countries

    Cyprus and Malta join the EU along with 8 Central and Eastern European countries — Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia — finally ending the division of Europe after the Second World War.
  • Treaty of Lisbon

    Treaty of Lisbon

    How the European Union developed from 2000 to 2009 with 12 new countries joining, the euro becoming legal tender and the signing of the Lisbon Treaty.
  • Nobel peace prize

    Nobel peace prize

    In 2012 the Nobel Peace Price was awarded for recognition of peace.
  • Brexit

    Brexit

    Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.The UK is the only sovereign country to have left the EU. The UK had been a member state of the EU or its predecessor the European Communities (EC), sometimes of both at the same time, since 1 January 1973.