Timeline of European Union history

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History of the European Union
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Timeline Pre-1945 ideas 1945–1957 1958–1972 1973–1993 1993–2004 2004–present
Organisation European Coal and Steel Community (1952-2002) European Economic Community (1958-1993) European Communities (1958-1993) European Community (1993-2009) Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters (1993-2009) Western European Union (1954-2010) European Atomic Energy Community (1958-present)
Treaties Treaty of Paris Treaty of Rome Merger Treaty Single European Act Treaty of Maastricht Treaty of Amsterdam Treaty of Nice Treaty of Lisbon
Commissions Hallstein Commission 1958 Rey Commission 1967 Malfatti Commission 1970 Mansholt Commission 1972 Ortoli Commission 1973 Jenkins Commission 1977 Thorn Commission 1981 Delors Commission 1985 Santer Commission 1994 Prodi Commission 1999 Barroso Commission 2004
Topics History of Europe History of the euro History of enlargement (1995 - 2004 - 2007) List of presidents
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[edit] Individual years

This is a timeline of European Union history and its previous development.

[edit] Key events

• 2009 – Lisbon Treaty abolishes pillars
• 2007 – Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
• 2005 – France and the Netherlands reject the Constitution
• 2004 – Accession of ten countries; signing of Constitution
• 2002 – The euro replaces twelve national currencies
• 1999 – Fraud in the Commission results in resignation
• 1995 – Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
• 1993 – Copenhagen criteria defined
• 1992 – Maastricht Treaty - The European Union is born
• 1989 – The fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe
• 1986 – Accession of Portugal and Spain; flag adopted
• 1985 – Delors Commission, Greenland leaves Community.
• 1981 – Accession of Greece
• 1979 – First direct elections to Parliament
• 1973 – Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the UK
• 1967 – ECSC, EEC and Euratom merged
• 1963 – Charles de Gaulle vetoes UK entry
• 1957 – Treaty of Rome creates Economic Community
• 1951 – Treaty of Paris creates Coal and Steel Community
• 1945 – The end of World War II

[edit] Structural evolution

Signed In force Document

1948 1948 Brussels Treaty

1951 1952 Paris Treaty

1954 1955 Modified Brussels Treaty

1957 1958 Rome Treaties

1965 1967 Merger Treaty

1975 N/A European Council conclusion

1986 1987 Single European Act

1992 1993 Maastricht Treaty

1997 1999 Amsterdam Treaty

2001 2003 Nice Treaty

2007 2009 Lisbon Treaty

Three pillars of the European Union:

European Communities:

European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)

European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)

Treaty expired in 2002

European Union (EU)

European Economic Community (EEC)

European Community (EC)

TREVI

Justice and Home Affairs (JHA)

Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PJCC)

European Political Cooperation (EPC)

Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)

Unconsolidated bodies

Western European Union (WEU)

Treaty terminated in 2010

[edit] See also

• History of the European Union
  • Pre-1945 ideas on European unity
  • History of the European Communities (1945–1957)
  • History of the European Communities (1958–1972)
  • History of the European Communities (1973–1993)
  • History of the European Union (1993–2004)
  • History of the European Union (2004 onwards)
• European Coal and Steel Community
• European Economic Community

[edit] External links

• A timeline of the EU – BBC News.
• The history of the European Union – Europa
• European Union Politics Timeline - Oxford University Press: European Union Politics Resource Centre

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