European Union

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 - 30 Nov 2019 Donald Franciszek Tusk .......................... 1957-     (Poland)

01 Dec 2019 -             Charles Michel .................................. 1975-     (Belgium)

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 ...................... 1925-2023 (France)

24 Jan 1995 - 15 Mar 1999 Jacques Santer .................................. 1937-     (Luxembourg)

15 Mar      - 15 Sep 1999 Manuel Marín González ........................... 1949-2017 (Spain)

                          (acting)

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 - 30 Nov 2019 Jean-Claude Juncker ............................. 1954-     (Luxembourg)

01 Dec 2019 -             Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen .................... 1958-     (Germany)

Presidents of the Common Assembly of the ECSC

10 Sep 1952 - 11 May 1954 Paul-Henri Charles Spaak ........................ 1899-1972 (Belgium)

11 May      - 19 Aug 1954 Alcide De Gasperi ............................... 1881-1954 (Italy)

19 Aug 1954 - 27 Nov 1956 Giuseppe Pella .................................. 1902-1981 (Italy)

27 Nov 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 ..................................... s.a

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 ..................................... 1927-2017 (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 Henry Plumb, Baron 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 ................................. 1942-2018 (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 - 17 Jan 2017 Martin Schulz ................................... 1955-     (Germany)

18 Jun      - 01 Jul 2014 Gianni Pittella ................................. 1958-     (Italy)

                          (acting)

17 Jan 2017 - 03 Jul 2019 Antonio Tajani .................................. 1953-     (Italy)

03 Jul 2019 - 11 Jan 2022 David-Maria Sassoli ............................. 1956-2022 (Italy)

11 Jan 2022 -             Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas ................. 1979-     (Malta)

                          (acting to 18 Jan 2022)

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