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09 May 1950               Schuman Declaration
18 Apr 1951               European Coal and Steel Community
25 Mar 1957               Treaty of Rome creats the European Economic Community
01 Jan 1958               EEC and EURATOM founded
01 Jun 1967               European Communities formed with merger of the EEC,
                          ESCS and European Atomic Agency
28 Feb 1986               SEA (Single European Act)
07 Feb 1992               Maastricht Treaty signed creating the European Union
01 Nov 1993               European Union
01 Jan 2002               Euro currency introduced
01 Dec 2009               Lisbon Agreement adopted
 
Capital/Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.
Languages: 24 official, 3 semi-official.
Religion: Christianity, Islam, Judaism.
Anthem: "Ode to Joy".
Emblem: Ring of 12 Stars.
Motto: In Varietate Concordia (United in Diversity).
Day: Europe Day, 9th May (1950).
Currency: Euro.
 
Presidency of the European Council
01 Jan 1958 - 31 Dec 2009 See table below
President of the European Council
01 Jan 2010 - 30 Nov 2014 Herman Achille Van Rompuy ....................... 1947-     (Belgium)
01 Dec 2014 -             Donald Franciszek Tusk .......................... 1957-     (Poland)
 
Presidents of the EU Commission
01 Jan 1958 - 30 Jun 1967 Walter Hallstein ................................ 1901-1982 (West Germany)
01 Jul 1967 - 01 Jul 1970 Jean Max Georges Rey ............................ 1902-1983 (Belgium)
01 Jul 1970 - 01 Mar 1972 Franco Maria Malfatti ........................... 1927-1991 (Italy)
01 Mar 1972 - 05 Jan 1973 Sicco Leendert Mansholt ......................... 1908-1995 (Netherlands)
05 Jan 1973 - 05 Jan 1977 François-Xavier Ortoli .......................... 1925-2007 (France)
05 Jan 1977 - 19 Jan 1981 Roy Harris Jenkins .............................. 1920-2003 (United Kingdom)
19 Jan 1981 - 06 Jan 1985 Gaston Thorn .................................... 1928-2007 (Luxembourg)
06 Jan 1985 - 24 Jan 1995 Jacques Lucien Jean Delors ...................... 1925-     (France)
24 Jan 1995 - 15 Mar 1999 Jacques Santer .................................. 1937-     (Luxembourg)
15 Mar      - 15 Sep 1999 Manuel Marín González ........................... 1949-     (Spain)
15 Sep 1999 - 22 Nov 2004 Romano Prodi .................................... 1939-     (Italy)
22 Nov 2004 - 31 Oct 2014 José Manoel Durão Barroso ....................... 1949-     (Portugal)
01 Nov 2014 -             Jean-Claude Juncker ............................. 1954-     (Luxembourg)
 
 
Presidents of the Common Assembly of the ECSC
1952 - 1954               Paul-Henri Charles Spaak ........................ 1899-1972 (Belgium)
            - 19 Aug 1954 Alcide De Gasperi ............................... 1881-1954 (Italy)
19 Aug 1954 - 1956        Giuseppe Pella .................................. 1902-1981 (Italy)
       1956 - 19 Mar 1958 Hans Furler ..................................... 1904-1975 (West Germany)
Presidents of the European Parliamentary Assembly
19 Mar 1958 - 28 Mar 1960 Robert Schuman .................................. 1886-1963 (France)
28 Mar 1960 - 27 Mar 1962 Hans Furler
Presidents of the European Parliament
27 Mar 1962 - 21 Mar 1964 Gaetano Martino ................................. 1900-1967 Italy
21 Mar 1964 - 24 Sep 1965 Jean Pierre Duvieusart .......................... 1900-1977 Belgium
24 Sep 1965 - 07 Mar 1966 Victor Leemans .................................. 1901-1971 Netherlands
07 Mar 1966 - 11 Mar 1969 Alain Émile Louis Marie Poher ................... 1909-1996 France
11 Mar 1969 - 09 Mar 1971 Mario Scelba .................................... 1901-1991 Italy
09 Mar 1971 - 13 Mar 1973 Walter Behrendt ................................. 1914-1997 West Germany
13 Mar 1973 - 11 Mar 1975 Cornelis Berkhouwer ............................. 1919-1992 Netherlands
11 Mar 1975 - 08 Mar 1977 Georges Spénale ................................. 1913-1983 France
08 Mar 1977 - 17 Jul 1979 Emilio Colombo .................................. 1920-2013 Italy
17 Jul 1979 - 19 Jan 1982 Simone Veil ..................................... 1927-     France
19 Jan 1982 - 24 Jul 1984 Piet Dankert .................................... 1934-2003 Netherlands
24 Jul 1984 - 20 Jan 1987 Pierre Eugène Jean Pflimlin ..................... 1907-2000 France
20 Jan 1987 - 25 Jul 1989 Baron Henry Plumb ............................... 1925-     United Kingdom
25 Jul 1989 - 14 Jan 1992 Enrique Barón Crespo ............................ 1944-     Spain
14 Jan 1992 - 19 Jul 1994 Egon Alfred Klepsch ............................. 1930-2010 Germany
19 Jul 1994 - 14 Jan 1997 Klaus Hänsch .................................... 1938-     Germany
14 Jan 1997 - 20 Jul 1999 José María Gil-Robles Delgada ................... 1935-     Spain
20 Jul 1999 - 15 Jan 2002 Nicole Fontaine ................................. 1942-     France
15 Jan 2002 - 20 Jul 2004 Patrick Cox ..................................... 1952-     Ireland
20 Jul 2004 - 16 Jan 2007 Josep Borrell Fontelles ......................... 1947-     Spain
16 Jan 2007 - 14 Jul 2009 Hans-Gert Pöttering ............................. 1945-     Germany
14 Jul 2009 - 17 Jan 2012 Jerzy Karol Buzek ............................... 1940-     Poland
17 Jan 2012 -             Martin Schulz ................................... 1955-     Germany
 
 
High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
18 Oct 1999 - 30 Nov 2009 Javier Solana Madariaga ......................... 1942-     (Spain)
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
01 Dec 2009 - 31 Oct 2014 Catherine Margaret Ashton,
                           Baroness of Upholland .......................... 1956-     (United Kingdom)
01 Nov 2014 -             Frederica Mogherini ............................. 1973-     (Italy)
 
 
Presidents of the European Monetary Fund
01 Jan 1994 - 30 Jun 1997 Alexandre Lamfalussy ............................ 1929-     Beglium
01 Jul 1997 - 31 May 1998 Wilem Duisenberg ................................ 1935-2005 Netherlands
Presidents of the European Central Bank
01 Jun 1998 - 31 Oct 2003 Wilem Duisenberg
01 Nov 2003 - 31 Oct 2011 Jean-Claude Trichet ............................. 1942-     France
01 Nov 2011 -             Mario Draghi .................................... 1947-     Italy
 
Presidents of the European Court of Justice
10 Dec 1952 - 07 Oct 1958 Massimo Pilotti ................................. 1879-1962 Italy
07 Oct 1952 - 08 Oct 1964 Andreas Matthias Donner ......................... 1918-1992 Netherlands
08 Oct 1964 - 07 Oct 1967 Charles Léon Hammes ............................. 1898-1967 Luxembourg
07 Oct 1967 - 07 Oct 1976 Robert Lecourt .................................. 1908-2004 France
07 Oct 1976 - 30 Oct 1980 Hans Kutscher ................................... 1911-1993 West Germany
30 Oct 1980 - 10 Apr 1984 Joseph Marie Honoré Charles Mertens,
                           Baron de Wilmars ............................... 1912-2002 Belgium
10 Apr 1984 - 07 Oct 1988 Alistair Sean Mackenzie Stuart,
                           Baron Mackenzie Stuart ......................... 1924-2000 United Kingdom
07 Oct 1988 - 07 Oct 1994 Ole Due ......................................... 1931-2005 Denmark
07 Oct 1994 - 07 Oct 2003 Gil Carlos Rodríguez Iglesias ................... 1946-     Spain
07 Oct 2003 -             Vasíleios Skourís ............................... 1948-     Greece
 
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Presidents of the European Council Country
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1958 Belgium
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1958 West Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1959 France
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1959 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1960 Luxembourg
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1960 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1961 Belgium
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1961 West Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1962 France
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1962 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1963 Luxembourg
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1963 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1964 Belgium
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1964 West Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1965 France
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1965 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1966 Luxembourg
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1966 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1967 Belgium
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1967 West Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1968 France
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1968 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1969 Luxembourg
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1969 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1970 Belgium
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1970 West Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1971 France
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1971 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1972 Luxembourg
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1972 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1973 Belgium
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1973 Denmark
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1974 West Germany
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1974 France
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1975 Ireland
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1975 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1976 Luxembourg
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1976 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1977 United Kingdom
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1977 Belgium
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1978 Denmark
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1978 West Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1979 France
01 Jul - 31 Dec 1979 Ireland
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1980 Italy
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1980 Luxembourg
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1981 Netherlands
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1981 United Kingdom
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1982 Belgium
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1982 Denmark
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1983 West Germany
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1983 Greece
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1984 France
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1984 Ireland
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1985 Italy
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1985 Luxembourg
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1986 Netherlands
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1986 United Kingdom
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1987 Belgium
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1987 Denmark
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1988 West Germany
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1988 Greece
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1989 Spain
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1989 France
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1990 Ireland
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1990 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1991 Luxembourg
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1991 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1992 Portugal
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1992 United Kingdom
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1993 Denmark
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1993 Belgium
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1994 Greece
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1994 Germany
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1995 France
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1995 Spain
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1996 Italy
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1996 Ireland
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1997 Netherlands
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1997 Luxembourg
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1998 United Kingdom
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1998 Austria
01 Jan - 30 Jun 1999 Germany
01 Jun - 31 Dec 1999 Finland
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2000 Portugal
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2000 France
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2001 Sweden
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2001 Belgium
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2002 Spain
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2002 Denmark
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2003 Greece
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2003 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2004 Ireland
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2004 Netherlands
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2005 Luxembourg
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2005 United Kingdom
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2006 Austria
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2006 Finland
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2007 Germany
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2007 Portugal
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2008 Slovenia
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2008 France
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2009 Czech Republic
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2009 Sweden
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2010 Spain
01 Jul - 31 Dec 2010 Belgium
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2011 Hungary
01 Jun - 31 Dec 2011 Poland
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2012 Denmark
01 Jul - 31 Dec 2012 Cyprus
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2013 Ireland
01 Jul - 31 Dec 2013 Lithuania
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2014 Greece
01 Jul - 31 Dec 2014 Italy
01 Jan - 30 Jun 2015 Latvia
01 Jul - 31 Dec 2015 Luxembourg
 
Members of the European Union
01 Jan 1958 - Kingdom of Belgium
            - French Republic
            - Federal Republic of (West) Germany
            - Republic of Italy
            - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
            - Kingdom of The Netherlands
01 Jan 1973 - Kingdom of Denmark
            - Republic of Ireland
            - United Kingdom
01 Jan 1981 - Hellenic Republic
01 Jan 1986 - Republic of Portugal
            - Kingdom of Spain
01 Jan 1995 - Federal Republic of Austria
            - Republic of Finland
            - Kingdom of Sweden
01 Jan 2004 - Republic of Cyprus
            - Czech Republic
            - Republic of Estonia
            - Republic of Hungary
            - Republic of Latvia
            - Republic of Lithuania
            - Republic of Malta
            - Republic of Poland
            - Republic of Slovakia
            - Republic of Slovenia
01 Jan 2007 - Republic of Bulgaria
            - Republic of Romania
01 Jul 2013 - Republic of Croatia
Candidate Countries 
22 Mar 2004 - F.Y.R.O.M
20 Oct 2005 - Turkey (dormant)
15 Dec 2008 - Montenegro
22 Dec 2009 - Serbia
Applied
28 Apr 2009 - Albania
28 Apr 2009 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Non Members
Andorra
Armenia
Belarus
Georgia
Iceland (Accession process suspended as of 2013)
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Norway (membership rejected 1994)
Russian Federation
San Marino
Switzerland (membership rejected 1992)
Ukraine
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