Legal notice | What's new? | FAQ | About EUROPA | Index | Search | Contact

Europa - The history of the European Union

 Skip language selection bar (shortcut key=2)
EUROPA > The EU at a glance > The history of the European Union > 1945 – 1959 The beginnings of cooperation
The European Union at a glance
Home Home
1945-1959
The beginnings of cooperation
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960-1969
A period of economic growth
1970-1979
A growing community
1980-1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall
1990-1999
A Europe without frontiers
2000-today
A decade of further expansion

1955

June
-

1
René Mayer is elected President of the ECSC High Authority.

1-2
Meeting in Messina (Italy), the Foreign Ministers of the Six agree to aim at the integration of their countries on the economic front.

Top of the pageOctober
-

23
According to referendum results, Saarland rejects its autonomous statute and decides to join Germany.

Top of the pageDecember
-

8
The Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopts as it emblem the blue flag hosting 12 golden stars.

Top of the page
Legal notice | What's new? | FAQ | About EUROPA | Index | Search | Contact | Top