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Traces roots of the EU. The formation in 1952 of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). Growth in scope of activities and in geography. Current position as a single economic regulatory authority, a single currency (the Euro), a legislative parliament and court of appeals. Setbacks and successes.
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EVOLUTION IN EUROPE, 1952-2002
From European Coal and Steel Community to European Union
In 2002, what is now the European Union can trace its roots back 50 years, to the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which came into being in 1952, pursuant to the Treaty of Rome in 1951 (Dinan, 1999, pp. 1-2). In its original form, the ECSC was decidedly modest in its scope. As the name implies, its role was then confined to steel and coal, on which tariff barriers between member countries were eliminated. As the name does not imply, it was also limited in geographical scope to much less than "Europe." The original membership comprised only (then-West) Germany, France, Italy, along with the three smaller "Benelux" countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.
From that modest beginning, what is now the EU has grown progressively in
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