TIMELINE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
1951 April: Six west European countries, France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg sign the Treaty of Paris establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
1957 March 25: These six countries sign the Treaties of Rome establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
1973 January: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Community (EC).
1979 June: First direct elections to the European Parliament 1981 January: Greece joins the EC.
1985 June: The Schengen Agreement abolishes border controls among the EC members.
1986 January: Spain and Portugal join the EC.
1990 October: Unification of Germany.
1992 February 7: The Treaty of Maastricht was signed establishing the European Union (EU).
1993 January: The single market was created.
1995 January: Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EU.
2002 January: Euro, the new currency, was introduced in the 12 EU members.
2004 May: Ten new members, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia join the EU.
2007 January: Bulgaria and Romania join the EU. Slovenia adopts the Euro.
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