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The European Union (Key Dates (1952- Coal and Steel Community established,…
The European Union
Key Dates
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1973- UK,Ireland and Denmark join EEC
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1995- Austria, Finland and Sweden join
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2004- 10 more states join, bringing the total to 25. EU constitution agreed
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2007- Bulgaria and Romania join, Lisbon Treaty comes out of the previous constitution discussions.
History of the EU
Emerged in the 1950s as the European Economic Community-EEC- in a bid to prevent further wars and to promote economic stability
Original member states were France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg in 1952. The UK joined in 1973
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The 1968 Single European Act created the single market, introducing freedom of movement across the EEC
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The Maastricht Treaty
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The Maastricht Treaty aimed to widen the scope of the community beyond economic gain, including
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Justice and home affairs
The Social Chapter, which included many of the directives regarding working conditions and employee entitlements.
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The Treaty of Amsterdam
Incorporated the Social Chapter into treaty, meaning nations could not opt out as the UK had
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