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THE EUROPEAN UNION Features and Evolution. Antonio BAR CENDON Professor of Constitutional Law University of Valencia - EIPA. KEY MOMENTS IN THE CREATION OF THE EU.
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THE EUROPEAN UNIONFeatures and Evolution Antonio BAR CENDON Professor of Constitutional Law University of Valencia - EIPA
KEY MOMENTS IN THE CREATION OF THE EU 18 April 1951: Paris: Treaty establishing the European Coal & Steel Community (ECSC), by France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg 25 March 1957: Rome: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC), and Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) 1 January 1973: First enlargement: Denmark, UK, Ireland. Afterwards: 1981: Greece; 1986: Spain, Portugal; 1990: East Germany; 1995: Austria, Finland, Sweden 7-10 June 1979: First direct elections to the European Parliament 17 February 1986: Single European Act (SEA) 7 February 1992: Treaty on the European Union: ‘T. of Maastricht’ 2 October 1997: Treaty of Amsterdam 26 February 2001: Treaty of Nice