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==1949-1959== | ==1949-1959== | ||
1949 The Council of Europe is founded.<br> | 1949 The Council of Europe is founded.<br> | ||
1951 The Treaty of Paris establishes the European Coal and Steel Community.<br> | 1951 The '''Treaty of Paris''' establishes the European Coal and Steel Community.<br> | ||
1954 The European Court of Justice makes its first ruling.<br> | 1954 The European Court of Justice makes its first ruling.<br> | ||
1957 The Treaty of Rome creates the European Economic Community (membership (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands).<br> | 1957 The '''Treaty of Rome''' creates the European Economic Community (membership (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands).<br> | ||
1958 The first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly.<br> | 1958 The first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly.<br> | ||
1959 The European Free Trade Association is established (membership Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). | 1959 The European Free Trade Association is established (membership Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). |
Revision as of 11:09, 5 December 2010
1949-1959
1949 The Council of Europe is founded.
1951 The Treaty of Paris establishes the European Coal and Steel Community.
1954 The European Court of Justice makes its first ruling.
1957 The Treaty of Rome creates the European Economic Community (membership (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands).
1958 The first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly.
1959 The European Free Trade Association is established (membership Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom).
1960-1969
1962 The European Commission
- The Common Agricultural Policy.
1963 The UK's application to join the EEC is vetoed by France