European Union Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
political and economic union of 27 European states
About European Union
The European Union was in part motivated by the catastrophe ofWorld War II, with the idea that European integration would prevent such a disastrous war from happening again. The idea was first proposed by the French foreign minister Robert Schuman in a speech in 1950. Schuman was fromAlsace– a region at the heart of three violent changes of hand between Germany and France between 1870 and 1944. The speech resulted in the first agreements in 1951: theEuropean Coal and Steel Community, which formed the basis for the European Union. Another important milestone was the Treaty of Rome which came into force on 1 January 1958, establishing theEuropean Economic Community (EEC)which evolved into today's European Union. While the attempt to create a "European Army" failed in the 1950s due to the ins
European Union Travel Guide Sections
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