Timeline of European Union history
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Distinct periods
Individual years
European Coal and Steel Community
Key events
- 2013 – Accession of Croatia
- 2009 – Lisbon Treaty abolishes the three pillars of the European Union
- 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 formally called the Treaty on European Union - The European Union is born and the Euro was introduced as the fellow currency (Denmark and the UK are not included in the EMU (European Monetary Union)).
- 1989 – The fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe
- 1986 – Single European Act; 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 – Ankara Agreement initiated a three-step process toward creating a Customs Union which would help secure Turkey's full membership in the EEC.
- 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
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 |
1985 1985 Schengen Treaty |
1986 1987 Single European Act |
1992 1993 Maastricht Treaty |
1997 1999 Amsterdam Treaty |
2001 2003 Nice Treaty |
2007 2009 Lisbon Treaty |
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Schengen Rules | 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 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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
- Archival material concerning the history of the European Union can be consulted at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence
