1. Make war not only unthinkable butmaterially impossible - R. SchumanEuropean UnionHistorical EventsAna Rotaru, Guilherme Meyers, Rodrigo Monteiro, Vtor Braz

2. Europe, an old idea Desire to unify some parts to constitute a state. Napoleon Bonaparte 3. EUs background 1951: Creation of the European Coal and SteelCommunity. Creation of a six nation internationalorganization. The ECSC flag 4. On the road to Unity European Defence Community (EDC). The Treaty of Rome (1957). 5. 1957 6. 1957 : 6 members Creation of the European Economic Community (EEC). Members: France Belgium Luxemburg West-Germany ItalyEEC Flag NetherlandsDesigned in 1957 7. 1973 8. 1973 : 9 members In 1973, 3 countries joined the former EEC.Members:DenmarkUnited KingdomIreland Edward Heath 9. 1981 10. 1981/1985 Creation of open borders without passport(1985). 11. 1986 12. 1986 : Portugal Joins the EEC The European flag (1986); In 1973, 2 countries joined the former EEC.Members:PortugalSpain 13. The Single European Act The first major revision of the Treaty ofRome (1975). 1992December 31st- creation of the SingleMarket concept. Establishment of the European PoliticalCooperation. 14. 1993 : EU November1st- The creation of the EuropeanUnion and its single currency, the euro. Delors Commission.Delors Commission 15. 1995 16. 1995 Then, 3 countries joined the former EU.Members: SwedenFinlandAustria 17. 2002 : uro Replacing of national currency for euro billsand coins. The eurozone has increased to encompasssixteen countries. 18. 2004 19. 2007 20. 2004Members:Slovakia HungarySlovenia LatviaCyprus LithuaniaCzech Republic MaltaEstoniaPoland Eastern Street 21. 2007Members:BulgariaRomania Bulgarian Parliament 22. Evolution of the EU (former EEC) 1957 1973 1981 1986 1995 2004 2007 23. European Parliament It represents the people of the EU. Elected only by the EU body. Elections- every 5 years (since 1979) Parliament sits in:Strasbourg...Brussels. 24. European Parliament 25. European Constitution Signed in 2004 by the 25 member states. Franceand the Netherlands rejectedthereferendum, so the UK never voted. 26. Treaty of Lisbon Occurred on December 1st 2009. It changed: the legal structure of the European Union; merging the EU three pillars system into a single legal entity; and it created a permanent President of the European Council (Herman von Rompuy was the first); a strengthened High Representative (Catherine Ashton). 27. The AnthemBeethovens 9th Symphony Ode to Joy 28. Now What? The future is uncertain. When will the European widening stop? Will Turkey join the EU?