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Winston Churchill delieved a speech at the University of Zrich which empowered Europeans to turn their backs on the past and look towards the future. [European Commision, 1949]
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Comecon was an organization that formed to facilitate the economic development of the Soviet Union, Bugaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, and Romania. [Wikimedia, 2005]
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The North American Treaty Organization is a Military alliance between Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. [Klara Buda, 1949]
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Robert Shuman, a French foreign minister, proposed the establishment of a common market for coal and steel. [Council of Europe, 1950]
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The Treaty of Paris prompted the creation of the European Coal and Steel Communities. [CVCE, 1951]
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The Warsaw Pact was created when a Treaty was signed by the Soviet Union and its other European lands that put the Soviets in charge of the armed forces of the memberstates. [History Toay, 1955]
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The Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). [CVCE, 1957]
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Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands spark to start of the formation of European Communities. [European Commission, 1957]
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The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union is a system of subsidies paid to EU farmers. [European Commission, 1962]
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The Merger Treaty combined the executive bodies of the ECSC, Euratom, and the European Economic Community which formed the European Community (EC). [CVCE, 1965]
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The Empty Chair Crisis was a disagreement between Charles de Gaulle and five other nations about the integration of Europe. de Gaulle believed in intergovernmentalism while the other nations believed in supranationalism. [CVCE, 1966]
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Britain, Denmark, & Ireland join the European Community. [European Union Delegation, 1973]
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Greece was the 10th member to join the European Union. [Wiki Media, 1981]
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Spain and Portuagal was the EU's 11th and 12th new members. [Navigation, 1986]
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The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union (EU). [CNTimes, 1992]
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Austria, Finalnd, & Sweden join EU, expanding the European Union. [European Commission, 1995]
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The Euro officially came into excistence as a new currency. [Euro Symbol, 1999]
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The Eurozone is a Monetary Union between 19 of the 28 member states who have officially adopted the Euro as their currency. [Wikimedia, 2007]
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Euros began to be produced in bank notes and coins. [The Guardian, 2002]
