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The following timeline outlines the legal inception of the European Union (EU)—the principal framework for this unification. The EU inherited many of its present responsibilities from the European Communities (EC), which were founded in the 1950s in the spirit of the Schuman Declaration .
The following timeline outlines the legal inception of the European Union (EU)—the principal framework for this unification. The EU inherited many of its present responsibilities from the European Communities (EC), which were founded in the 1950s in the spirit of the Schuman Declaration.
The first partially free Parliament's vote after 45-year-long Soviet domination 966: Adoption of Christianity by the first historically documented Polish ruler Mieszko I. 15 February 1951: Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty: 11 November 1918: Poland regains its independence. Portugal: 2 April 1976: Constitution of Portugal: 5 October 1143
The European Union has concluded free trade agreements (FTAs) [194] and other agreements with a trade component with many countries worldwide and is negotiating with many others. [195] The European Union's services trade surplus rose from $16 billion in 2000 to more than $250 billion in 2018. [196]
The following timeline outlines the legal inception of the European Union (EU)—the principal framework for this unification. The EU inherited many of its present responsibilities from the European Communities (EC), which were founded in the 1950s in the spirit of the Schuman Declaration.
In June 2016, in a referendum in the United Kingdom on the country's membership in the European Union, 52% of voters voted to leave the EU, leading to the complex Brexit separation process and negotiations, which led to political and economic changes for both the UK and the remaining European Union countries. The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020.
The United Kingdom voted on June 23, 2016 to leave the European Union. London declined to join the EU's forerunner, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), when it was founded in 1952.
With about 445 million citizens, the EU generates an estimated 30% share (US$18.4 trillion in 2008) of the nominal gross world product. [6] The EU has seven principal decision-making bodies known as the Institutions of the European Union, while the adoption of laws and coordination of EU policies is the role of the Council of the European Union ...