The Monnet-Schuman dream led to the 1956 Treaty of Rome, which established a small free-trade area that was later expanded to form the European Economic Community. Establishing the EEC had favorable economic effects, but, like the North American Free Trade Area, it did not reduce national identification or create a sense of political unity.
1956年，在莫内-舒曼设想的推动下，《罗马条约》诞生了。罗马条约成立了一个小型自由贸易区，并在日后扩展为欧洲经济共同体。欧洲经济共同体的成立形成了积极的经济效果，但与北美自由贸易区一样，它并没有削弱国家身份，也没有造成政治统一的氛围。