1. The history of the EU and what the future holds for the EU
... social progress and fair competition, as many people as possible enjoy the benefits of this single market. The ground rules of the European Union are set out in a series of treaties: • the Treaty of Paris, which set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951; • the Treaties of Rome, which set up the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) in 1957. These founding treaties were ... European Act, which was signed in February 1986 and came into force on 1 July 1987. The fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 had a dramatic effect on the...
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