The European Communities were the three organisations that formed the basis of European integration after the Second World War, governed by shared institutions. The first was the European Coal and Steel Community, created by the Treaty of Paris, which put the coal and steel industries of France, West Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries under a common authority, inspired by Robert Schuman and Jean Monnet, so as to make war between France and Germany impossible. The European Economic Community and Euratom followed under the Treaties of Rome in 1957, and in 1967 their institutions were merged. The communities were absorbed into the European Union created by the Maastricht Treaty, and the Lisbon Treaty finally replaced them in 2009.
Before and after
- 1951Golden Bear
- 1951Founding of Goethe-Institut
- 1951First edition of Sanremo Music Festival
- 1951Founding of International Organization for Migration
- from 1951 to 2009Founding of European Communities
- 30 January 1951Birth of Phil Collins
- 20 February 1951Birth of Gordon Brown
- 26 February 19511951 executions in Albania
- from 18 April 1951 to 23 July 2002Founding of European Coal and Steel Community
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