Schuman Declaration proposes pooling coal and steelMay 9, 1950Labels: Robert Schuman, Franco-German Cooperation, High AuthorityEP ThinkTankAEI Archive
Treaty of Paris creates the ECSCApr 18, 1951Labels: Treaty of, ECSC, Founding SixEuroparlFrance Archives
Court of Justice holds its first sittingDec 4, 1952Labels: Court of, Luxembourg Court, ECSC JudiciaryCURIA
Treaties of Rome establish EEC and EuratomMar 25, 1957Labels: Treaties of, EEC, EuratomEU HistoryBritannica
First Parliamentary Assembly meeting in StrasbourgMar 19, 1958Labels: Parliamentary Assembly, Strasbourg, Robert SchumanEU History
Fouchet Plan negotiations begin, then stallNov 2, 1961Labels: Fouchet Plan, Intergovernmentalism, FranceEU DaysWikipedia
Common Agricultural Policy is launchedJul 30, 1962Labels: Common Agricultural, EEC CAP, AgricultureEU HistoryEU Publications
Yaoundé Convention links EEC with 18 African statesJul 20, 1963Labels: Yaound Convention, EEC External, African partnersEU HistoryWikipedia
Merger Treaty is signed in BrusselsApr 8, 1965Labels: Merger Treaty, Brussels, Commission mergerEuroparlEU History
Empty Chair Crisis begins over EEC decision rulesJun 30, 1965Labels: Empty Chair, France, EEC DecisionWikipediaWikipedia
Luxembourg Compromise ends the governance standoffJan 29, 1966Labels: Luxembourg Compromise, Member States, Consensus RuleWikipedia
Merger Treaty enters into force, forming “European Communities”Jul 1, 1967Labels: Merger Treaty, European Communities, Single CommissionEuroparlEU History
EEC customs union begins, removing internal tariffsJul 1, 1968Labels: Customs Union, EEC, Common ExternalEU HistoryDG TAXUD
Hague Summit launches “completion, deepening, enlargement” agendaDec 2, 1969Labels: Hague Summit, Enlargement Agenda, Completion DeepeningCVCEBritannica