Timeline of European Union history

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This is a timeline of European Union history and its previous development.

Video Timeline of European Union history

Distinct periods

• Ideas before 1945
• 1945-1957
• 1958-1972
• 1973-1993
• 1993-2004
• 2004-present

Maps Timeline of European Union history

Individual years

European Coal and Steel Community

European Economic Community

European Communities

European Union

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Key events

• 2016 - UK holds a Membership Referendum and votes to leave the European Union
• 2013 - Accession of Croatia
• 2009 - Lisbon Treaty abolishes the three pillars of the European Union
• 2007 - Accession of Bulgaria and Romania
• 2005 - France and the Netherlands reject the Constitution
• 2004 - Accession of ten countries; signing of Constitution
• 2002 - The euro replaces twelve national currencies
• 1999 - Fraud in the Commission results in resignation
• 1995 - Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden
• 1993 - Copenhagen criteria defined
• 1992 - Maastricht Treaty formally called the Treaty on European Union - The European Union is born and the Euro was introduced as the fellow currency (Denmark and the UK are not included in the EMU (European Monetary Union)).
• 1989 - The fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe
• 1986 - Single European Act; Accession of Portugal and Spain; flag adopted
• 1985 - Delors Commission, Greenland leaves Community.
• 1981 - Accession of Greece
• 1979 - First direct elections to Parliament
• 1973 - Accession of Denmark, Ireland and the UK
• 1967 - ECSC, EEC and Euratom merged
• 1963 - Ankara Agreement initiated a three-step process toward creating a Customs Union which would help secure Turkey's full membership in the EEC.
• 1963 - Charles de Gaulle vetoes UK entry
• 1957 - Treaty of Rome creates Economic Community
• 1951 - Treaty of Paris creates Coal and Steel Community
• 1945 - The end of World War II

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Structural evolution

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See also

• History of the European Union
  • Ideas of European unity before 1945
  • History of the European Coal and Steel Community (1945-57)
  • History of the European Communities (1958-72)
  • History of the European Communities (1973-93)
  • History of the European Union (1993-2004)
  • History of the European Union (since 2004)
• European Coal and Steel Community
• European Economic Community

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External links

• A timeline of the EU - BBC News.
• The history of the European Union - Europa
• European Union Politics Timeline - Oxford University Press: European Union Politics Resource Centre
• Archival material concerning the history of the European Union can be consulted at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence

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