1. Chapter 8: International Groupings History of the EU: Timeline

2. International Groupings8
1950
Robert Schuman: Iron and coal producing countries should work together
Teacher Notes:
First proposed by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman as a way to prevent further war between France and Germany.

3. International Groupings8
1951
Treaty of Paris
ECSC
Common market
Teacher Notes:
Founding members of ECSC
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands

4. International Groupings8
1957
The Treaty
of Rome
Teacher Notes:
The Treaty of Rome allowed the free movement of goods, services, workers and money between the six countries.

5. International Groupings
1973
International Groupings 8
1973
Britain,
Denmark and
Ireland joined
the EEC
Teacher Notes:
Britain, Denmark and Ireland joined the EEC in 1973.

6. International Groupings8
1981
Greece
joins EEC.
Teacher Notes:
Greece joined the EEC in 1981.

7. International Groupings Spain and Portugal join8
1986
Spain and Portugal join
Teacher Notes:
Spain and Portugal joined the EEC in 1986.

8. International Groupings8
1993
The EU
Is set up
Teacher Notes:
The European Union (EU) is set up in 1993 under the Maastricht Treaty.

9. International Groupings8
1995
Austria,
Finland
and
Sweden
join
Teacher notes: Austria, Finland and Sweden joined in 1995.

10. International Groupings8
2002
Euro is
introduced
Teacher notes:
A common European currency was introduced in 2002.
Many EU members adopted the euro currency.
EU countries that did not adopt the euro are Sweden, Denmark and the UK.

11. International Groupings8
2004
Ten more
countries
join
Teacher notes:
Ten more countries joined the EU:
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

12. International Groupings8
2007
Bulgaria and
Romania
join
Teacher notes:
In 2007, Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU.

13. International Groupings8
2009
The Lisbon
Treaty
Teacher notes:
The Lisbon Treaty changed some of the structures of the EU.

14. Fiscal treaties and Banking 2014
The troika who are financial commissioners and important people from Europe come and tell us how to manage our economy. E.g cut expenses in our national budget.
New laws for how banks are allowed to operate and how countries debt is managed.

15. International Groupings8
Present
Have there
been any
further
developments?
Teacher notes:
Have there been any further developments?
If so, describe them.
Look up a map of current EU members
Eu more control over EU banking is a recent development