25 martie Treaty of Rome

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Winston Churchill calls for a "kind of United States of Europe" in a speech he gives at the Zurich University Churchill, a former army officer, war reporter and British Prime Minister (1940-45 and 1951-55), was one of the first to call for the creation of a 'United States of Europe’. Following the experience of the Second World War, he was convinced that only a united Europe could guarantee peace.

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9 May 1950 In a speech inspired by Jean Monnet, the French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed integrating the coal and steel industries of Western Europe Later, every 9 May is celebrated as ‘Europe Day’

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18 April 1951 Based on the Schuman plan, six countries sign a treaty to run their heavy industries — coal and steel — under a common management. In this way, none can on its own make the weapons of war to turn against the other, as in the past. The six are Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

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10 February 1953 The Common Market for coal and iron ore is set into place

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1-2 June 1955 Meeting in Messina (Italy), the Foreign Ministers of the Six agree to aim at the integration of their countries on the economic front

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25 March 1957 Building on the success of the Coal and Steel Treaty, the six countries expand cooperation to other economic sectors. They sign the Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community (EEC), or ‘common market’. The idea is for people, goods and services to move freely across borders