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The History of the EU

Nicole Broer

Created on November 3, 2021

The history of the EU

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4th April 1949: The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is established

9th May 1951: A plan for a new political cooperation in Europe

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5th May 1949: The Council of Europe is established.

1949

19th March 1959: The first meeting of the European parliamentary assembly, a forerunner of todays European Parliament, is held in Strasbourg, France with Robert Schuman elected President

18th April 1951: 6 Countries signed a treaty to run their coal and steel industries under a common management which was based on the Schuman plan

25 March 1957: Due to the success of the treaty in 1951 the six founding countries expanded their cooperation to other economic sectors

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1960

3 May 1960 – European Free Trade Association created.

30 July 1962 – The first Common Agricultural Policy

August 1961 –The Berlin Wall is built

20 July 1963 – The EEC signs its first big international agreement

1965

1969

1July 1968 - The beginning of the Customs Union

8 April 1965 – Signing of the ‘Merger Treaty’

1971

1973- Oil crisis hits europa

10 December 1974 Reducing disparities between the regions

1 Junary 1973- Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the EU

June 1979 First direct elections to the European Parliament

1975

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1974-75 New demoncracies in Portugal, Greece and Spain

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1979

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1 January 1986 Two new members Spain and Portugal

1980

1August 1980 Shipyard strikes for workers' rights

1989

1. January 1981 Greece becomes the 10th country to join

9.November 1989- Fall of the Berlin Wall

28. Febuary 1984 First European research programme

January 1993 Launch of the single market

1991 Break of Yugoslavia

1991

January 1994 European econemie area is created

February 1992 Maastricht treaty

1995

March 1995 Border free travel in 7 counties

October 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam

March 1995 The EU gains 3 new members

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1999

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2000

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2000 Unity in diversity EU`s Charterof Foundation

2004

2002 The Euro

2008 Economy Crisis

2004 Ten Nations joined the EU

2008

2007 Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU

2010

EU awarded nobel Peace Prize 10.12.2012

Terrorists strikie in Europe 2015

Europe tackles the financial crisis 2010

croatia becomes the 28th Eu member 01.07.2013

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United Kingdom votes to leave the EU 23.06.2016

2015

Towards s a climate-neutral Europe 2019

Over a million people seek asylum in Europe 2015

Paris Agreement on climate change 12.12.2015

2020

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