The history of the EU

1. The history of the
European Union

2.  History stuff
 Important celebrities
Legend

3.  Robert Schumann
 Jean Monnet
 Statement by Robert Schumann
1950

4.  Winston Churchill
 Conference on the establishment of the European Defense
Community in Paris
→ attended by Belgium, Germany, France,
Italy and Luxembourg as well as the United States,
Canada, Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom
and the Netherlands as observers.
1951
Churchill

5.  Alcide De Gaspari
 Jean Monnet resigns as President of the ECSC High
Authority after the failure of the European Defense
Community.
1954

6.  Treaty of Rome creates European Economic
Community (by „the 6“ Belgium, France, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherland and West Germany)
1957

7.  Charles de Gaulle
 Konrad Adenauer
 Charles de Gaulle vetoes UK entry
 Ankara Agreement initiated a three-step process towards
creating a Customs Union which would help secure
Turkey`s full membership in the EEC(European
Economic Community)
1963
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer

8.  ECSC, EEC and Euratom merged
 1968 the customs union comes into force. From this
point on, all customs duties between the member
states are completely abolished. That's why trade
increased sixfold between 1957 and 1970
1967/68

9.  Franz Josef Brüggmeier
 Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the UK
1973
Franz Josef Brüggmeier

10.  Andreas Papandreou
 France and the Federal Republic of Germany present
the Genscher-Colombo Plan, a draft of the
"European Act" to improve institutional mechanisms
1981
Andreas Papandreou

11.  Felipe Gonzales
1986

12.  Michail Sergejewitsch Gorbatschow
 Lech Walesa
 40th anniversary of Robert Schuman's declaration
1990
Michael GorbatschowLech Walesa

13.  Helmut Kohl
 The Community participates in the United Nations
Environment and Development Conference
(UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro and signs the framework
Agreement on Global Climate Change and the
Convention on Biological Diversity
1992
Helmut Kohl

14.  Sergei Stanischew
 The Commission's strategic objectives for 2005-2009
"Prosperity, Solidarity and Security" are published.
2003-09
Sergei Stanischew

15.  Boris Johnson
 At the EU summit, the heads of state and government of
the EU countries emphasize the importance of Libya
regaining its stability through an inclusive arrangement
under the Libyan political agreement. EU leaders also
advise on the Middle East peace process and the situation
in Ukraine and Egypt.
2017
Boris Johnson

16. The end

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