1. Origins of the EU Flashcards
What was the significance/content of the Schuman Declaration
Calling for concrete achievements to unite Europe and that he plans for European coal and steel to be managed by a High Authority
When was the Schuman Declaration
1950s
When was the European Coal and Steel Community formed and by which Treaty?
1952 and the Treaty of Paris
What did the Treaty of Paris accomplish?
Establish the European Coal and Steel Community it also worked to reduce tariff barriers, abolish subsidies, fix prices to achieve a single market for coal and steel - functional declaration
When were the European Economic Community and Euratom established and which treaties?
1957/8, Treaties of Rome
What did the European Economic Community and Euratom work to establish?
Develop the single market, free movement of people, money and services, common policies on agriculture, competition, trade and transport
What year did Churchill call for a ‘United States of Europe’
1942
What year did the Council of Europe form and why did it fail?
1949, was a loose intergovernmental organization
What were the original 6 countries of the European Coal and Steel Community?
W. Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Italy, France and the Netherlands
