Entering into force on 1 January 1958, the Treaty of Rome laid the foundations of the modern EU. Primarily an economic organisation at its inception, the EU has evolved into a project to guarantee high levels of social protection for its citizens.
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Margot Wallström, EU Commission, Vice-President responsible for Institutional Relations and Communications Strategy - Restoring Europe to the citizen requires new strategies for increasing participation, improving democratic scrutiny and harnessing the new technologies which are transforming communications and identity.
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