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In 1920 John Maynard Keynes proposed a European customs union for the struggling post-war European economies, and in 1923 the oldest organization for European integration, the Paneuropean Union was founded, led by Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, who later would found in June 1947 the European Parliamentary Union (EPU).
Oct 22, 2019 · Robert Wilde. Updated on October 22, 2019. The European Union (EU) was founded as a result of the Maastricht Treaty on Nov. 1, 1993. It is a political and economic union between European countries that sets policies concerning the members’ economies, societies, laws, and, to some extent, security.
European Union (EU), Organization of European countries, formed in 1993 to oversee their economic and political integration. It was created by the Maastricht Treaty and ratified by all members of the European Community (EC), out of which the EU developed.
History of the European Union 1945-59 Peace in Europe and the beginnings of cooperation With the aim of ending the frequent and bloody conflicts that culminated in the Second World War, European politicians begin the process of building what we know today as the European Union.
Discover how the EU was formed, its underlying principles and values; check out key facts and figures; learn about its languages, symbols and member countries.
As we have seen, the European Union’s origins date back to the early 1950s, when it was founded by people who had experienced the atrocities of one, or even two, world wars. These wars resulted in tens of millions of deaths across the continent.
Sep 24, 2015 · Maastricht and beyond. The Treaty on European Union, signed at Maastricht in 1991, formally established the European Union as the successor to the EC.
