2. Establishment of the European
i sTep : Coal and Steel Community
(1951)
6 first members:
2. Germany
3. France
4. Italy Treaty of
5. Netherlands Paris
6. Belgium
7. Luxembourg (18 April
1951)
4. ii Establishment of European
Economic Community / Common
sTep: market (1957)
The Treaty of Rome signing ceremony
5. iii Extension of the union (1973)
Developing new policies (1975)
sTep:
6 first members:
2. Germany New
3. France members: 9
4. Italy 2. Denmark Members
5. Netherlands 3. Ireland of the
6. Belgium 4. United EEC
7. Luxembourg Kingdom
New policies:
Social Environmental
Regional (ERDF)
7. iV First direct elections to the
European Parliament (1979)
sTep:
Headquarters:
Strasbourg
Elections to the European
Parliament
• Universal suffrage
• Direct vote
8. V Mediterranean enlargements
(1981, 1986)
sTep:
+ Greece
1981
+ Spain 1986
+ Portugal
9. Vi Completion of the single
market (1993)
sTep:
Single European Act (1993)
10. From the
1987
Referendum
on the
Single
European Act
11. Vii The Treaty of Maastricht
sTep: (1992)
7 of February 1992
The signing of the
Maastricht Treaty in
1992
12. Viii The European Union expands to
t
15 members (1995)
sTep:
European Union
membership by
1995
13. iX Single currency is
introduced (1999)
sTep:
1999
Single EURO
currency for
non-cash
transactions
EURO notes and
2002 coins are issued for
common every day
use in cash
14. X The largest expansion (2004)
sTep:
New
members:
2. Czech
Republic
3. Hungary
4. Poland
5. Slovakia
6. Estonia
7. Latvia
8. Lithuania
9. Slovenia
10.Cyprus
