Timeline

By María Pallás Ortega
  • End of World war II (WWII)

    End of World war II (WWII)

  • Cold war start

    Cold war start

    USA and the union of socialist soviet republics (USSR)
  • The six founding states

    The six founding states

    Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands sign the treaty that creates an institution to pool the production of coal and steel.
  • Justice Court

    Justice Court

    Se crea el Tribunal de Justicia europeo

  • European Social Fund

    To improve employment opportunities for workers and improve their standard of living.
  • Construction of the Berlin Wall

    Construction of the Berlin Wall

    East German communist government builds a wall that runs through the center of Berlin so that its citizens do not escape to the West.
  • Merger treaty

    Merger treaty

    A single Council of Ministers and a single Commission of the European Communities are created.
  • First enlargement of the EU

    First enlargement of the EU

    The accession of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom marks the first enlargement of the European Communities.
  • Return of democracy to Greece and Spain

    Return of democracy to Greece and Spain

    After the death of General Francisco Franco, Spain begins its transition to democracy.
    Republican constitution with which democracy is restored in the country.
  • First European elections

    First European elections

    European citizens can directly elect their representatives in the European Parliament.
  • Accession of Greece to the European Communities

    Accession of Greece to the European Communities

    Greece becomes the 10th Member State of the European Communities

  • portugal and spain join the community

  • Civil war in the Balkans

    Civil war in the Balkans

    The first clashes break out in Slovenia and Croatia, and then in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • negotions and join finland, austria sweeden

  • Treaty of Amsterdam

    In the capital of the Netherlands the Treaty of Amsterdam is signed, which prepares the European Union for the arrival of future member states.
  • Ten new countries to the EU

    Ten new countries to the EU

    The incorporation of the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Poland brings the total number of Member States to 25.

  • Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU

  • New economic crisis

  • Pro-democracy demonstrations in Syria

    Pro-democracy demonstrations in Syria

  • Croatia's accession to the EU

    Croatia's accession to the EU

  • Terrorist attack in France

    Terrorist attack in France

    A terrorist attack in Paris against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo triggers demonstrations throughout Europe in defense of freedom of expression
  • Double terrorist attack in Brussels

    Double terrorist attack in Brussels

    A double terrorist attack in Brussels causes more than 30 deaths and 300 injuries. In the following months, other terrorist attacks took place in various European cities such as Nice, Berlin, Barcelona, ​​Manchester and London.