France and Europe Flashcards
l’OECE
l’Organisation Européenne de Coopération Economique de 1948
17 countries
Marshall Plan: US Aid to rebuilt europe
la coopération Franco-allemande
Proposed by Jean Monnet
They pool carbon and steal resources (symbolic of weapons) - CECA
la CECA
1951: 1st official institution
Communauté Européenne du Charbon et de l’Acier
6 pays: Germany, Belgium, France, Holland, Italie, Luxembourg
CEE
1957
Communauté Economique Européenne - an expansion of CECA
l’Euratom
Communauté Européenne de l’énergie atomique
Created following the Suez Crisis de 1956
Why didn’t De Gaulle want the UK in the CEE?
He felt it was a way for the US* to control Europe.
1973 - 1st expansion of CEE
De Gaulle no longer in power, UK, Denmark, and Ireland join CEE
1982 - 2nd expansion of CEE
Greece joins CEE
1986 - 3rd expansion of CEE
Spain and Portugal join CEE
1986 - l’Acte Unique Européen
Modified the Treaty of Rome to extend CEE powers - tech, environment, social politics
Treaty of Maastricht
Feb. 7, 1992 in Hollande, marked the birth of the European Union.
Focus on Common Market
When was the common Euro adopted
2002
1995
Austria, Sweden, Finland join EU
2004
25 countries with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Polond, Cech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovania, Malta, and Cyrpus joining
2007
Bulgaria and Romania join EU
