Europe · Trade

European integration from coal and steel to the EU

1951-present · Western, Central and Southern Europe

Six states founded the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951 to bind postwar economies together, then the European Economic Community in 1957. The Maastricht Treaty created the European Union in 1993; enlargement after the Cold War brought most of Central and Eastern Europe into the Union.

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How the setting appeared

Coal mines and steelworks of the Ruhr and Lorraine, conference halls in Paris, Rome and Maastricht, and EU institutions in Brussels, Strasbourg and Luxembourg.

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How people lived

Citizens gained free movement for work and study, shared rights and, for many, a common currency; debates over sovereignty, migration and democracy continue.

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How people worked

A common market, customs union and later the euro joined trade, agriculture and industry across member states.

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Belief, ritual and worship

The project is secular; member states have diverse Christian, Jewish, Muslim and nonreligious populations, and freedom of religion is a protected right.

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World-atlas stage: Living world
Region: Europe · Western, Central and Southern Europe
Languages and scripts: 24 official EU languages including French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Spanish
Important people: Robert Schuman; Jean Monnet; Konrad Adenauer; Jacques Delors
Events and changes: Schuman Declaration, 1950; European Coal and Steel Community, 1951; Treaty of Rome, 1957; Maastricht Treaty, 1992-93; Euro introduced, 1999-2002; Eastern enlargement, 2004; United Kingdom leaves, 2020
Evidence confidence: High for treaties, dates and institutions; assessments of the Union's political effects are contested.

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Historical geography

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Evidence register

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CIT-EUROPE-EU-HISTORY

History of the EU, EU pioneers

https://european-union.europa.eu/principles-countries-history/history-eu_en

European Union

CIT-EUROPE-BRITANNICA-TREATY-OF-ROME

Treaty of Rome

https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Rome

Encyclopaedia Britannica

CIT-EUROPE-BRITANNICA-MAASTRICHT

Maastricht Treaty

https://www.britannica.com/event/Maastricht-Treaty