The history of European Union

by Izzo Gabriele and Mazzini Filippo

Europe at the end of second global war

Europe was destroyed and politicaly broken in two blocks because of the second global war

The west blockwas

democratic there was a

dictatorshipin the east block

and under the influence of the

United States

which was under the influence of the

Sovietic Union

The Economic Community of Coal and Steel(C.E.C.A.)

1951: Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourgfounded the C.E.C.A. to promote the production and business of coal and steel

and to rebuild Europe destroyed because of the war

The European Economic CommunityFor the most good results of C.E.C.A. the six foundator states formed the C.E.E.

to create a single marketwhere merchandisings, money and people can move on clearly

1957 - six foundator states

1973 – United Kingdom, Irish and Denmark

1981 - Greek

1986 - Spain and Portugal

1995 - Austria, Sweden and Finland

2004 - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia,Cyprus and Malta

2007 - Romania and Bulgaria

The Treaty of Maastricht

With the Treaty of Maastricht, in 1990, born the European citizenship which affords the free circulation in all the countries which belong to the

Schengen Space.

The ConstitutionThe first european constitution was written in 2004

France and Netherland not approved it

So in 2009 was rewrite the text of the first constitution: the Treaty of Lisbonapproved also from France and Netherland

2002: the single currency

The creation of EURO as a single currency was necessary to get easy commercial exchages and travels.United Kingdom, Sweden and Denmark have preferred to postpone the adoption of the euro

The flag

•Stars = the Countries of the Union•Circle = cooperation and equality

The anthemOde to joy: composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven as an ode to peaceand brotherhood