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The Treaty of Verdun

            
             Over the course of time, several agreements and treaty play an important role in the development of the modern world. In world history there were several agreements among various countries that change shape of the world and till date several historians are discussing about the importance of the same. One such agreement was Treaty of Verdun. It was one the most significant treaty in the history of Europe as it changes the shape of the Europe for time to come. If one analyzes the history of the European countries the rule of law or the agreement among various nation changes the structure and the outline of the European nations. From the ancient time, the ruling authority in European Union was keen on proper implementation or laws. The pattern of ruling by the leaders of Europe always suggested the fact that every step taken by the countries belonging to the European Union was based on various treaties which was approved willingly and constitutionally by the EU member countries.
             From a broader perspective, a treaty can be defined as an obligatory contract between EU member countries. In modern times any treaty related to the European Nation is consisted of the objectives of European Union, rules set by the European Union as a group for all the member countries, and most importantly how the decisions will be made in the future taking into consideration the relationship between the EU and its member countries. The main objectives of the Treaties are to ensure EU get more efficient and the process of ruling get more transparent. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the significance of the Treaties of Verdun, 843 which changed the history of the Europe for ever. The paper will also focus on how the treaties change the structure of the Europe as a whole, the consequence that this treaty had as a whole.
             Thesis of the Paper.
             The thesis for this paper is as follows: The Treaty of Verdun was the key behind restructuring of Europe as a continent and helped to create a total new dimension for the coming future.


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