65 years ago today, the foundations of the #EuropeanUnion as we know it were laid.
On this day the governments of France, West- Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands & Luxembourg agreed to set up the European Economic Community by signing the Treaty of Rome. (1/5)
On this day the governments of France, West- Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands & Luxembourg agreed to set up the European Economic Community by signing the Treaty of Rome. (1/5)
In the treaty, the six signatory states declared to:
🟣 create a customs union
🟣 create a single market across member states
🟣 establish some of the institutions we know today: Council, Commission, Parliamentary Assembly (later European Parliament) & Court of Justice. (2/5)
🟣 create a customs union
🟣 create a single market across member states
🟣 establish some of the institutions we know today: Council, Commission, Parliamentary Assembly (later European Parliament) & Court of Justice. (2/5)
The treaty of Rome was a logical sequel to the European Coal and Steel Community, established in 1951. Robert Schuman 🇪🇺, one of the architects of the #European integration project, hoped that these steps would make war “not only unthinkable but materially impossible”. (3/5)
Despite bumps along the way, we can say that the Treaty of Rome marks the moment when #Europeans 🇪🇺 understood that only by committing to common institutions and values, we would be able to approach peace and prosperity on the continent. (4/5)
We have to remember the foresight of the original architects of the #European 🇪🇺 project and respond with unity and ambition to today’s threats to peace and prosperity, especially these days… (5/5)
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