European Union/Timelines
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1949-1959
1949
- The Council of Europe is founded
1951
- The Treaty of Paris establishes the European Coal and Steel Community.
1954
- The European Court of Justice makes its first ruling.
1957
- The Treaty of Rome creates the European Economic Community (membership (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands).
1958
- The first meeting of the European Parliamentary Assembly
1959
- The European Free Trade Association is established (membership namely Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom)