1. History of European Union 1945 - 1999

2. 1945 – 1959 The Beginnings of the European Cooperation Europe’s Infrastructure and economy in ruins European Coal and Steel Community began to unite European Countries Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands Treaty of Rome - European Economic Community (EEC) of 1957

3. 1960 - 1969 The First Results of the Common Market Economy Growth Control over food production Paris ’68 Generation

4. 1970 - 1979 The EEC Became a Growing Community 1973, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom Arab-Israeli war of October 1973 - energy crisis and economic problems Job creation and infrastructure improvement in poorer areas. 1970 - Environment protection policies 1979 - the members of the European Parliament are being elected by all the citizens. Last Dictatorships came down: António de Oliveira Salazar in Portugal (1974), Francisco Franco of Spain in 1975

5. 1980 - 1989 The Social Revolution in Europe – The Fall of the Berlin Wall 1980 - Solidarność, Lech Walesa 1981 – Greece 1986 – Spain and Portugal, Single European Act 1989 – Fall of Berlin Wall 1990 – Germany Unification

6. 1990 - 1999 Europe Without Borders 1991 – End of the Soviet Union 1993 – Single Market Treaty - Four Freedoms: goods, services, people and money. 1993 – Treaty of Amsterdam 1990 – Maastricht Treaty: Environmental issues, defense and security. 1995 - Austria, Finland and Sweden Visa Schengen Telecom and Internet