European Economic Community treaties anniversary 50th
anniversary of the treaties forming the European Economic
Community An important anniversary is being celebrated this
year, the 50th anniversary of the treaties forming the European
Economic Community (EEC) and the European Community of Atomic
Energy (ECAE). On 25 March 1957, the representatives of the 6
founding countries of the European Union (Germany, Belgium,
France, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands) signed in Rome these
2 treaties ; the first was particularly historic. In fact, the
treaty of the EEC, commonly called the ”Treaty of Rome”, has
influenced to this day the economic development and, as a
result, the politics of Europe. It solidified the process of
European reconstruction started by the European Coal & Steel
Community (ECSC). Created in 1951, this organization had
promoted post-war political reconciliation and industrial
growth, notably by the trade of coal and steel free of customs
duties. The Treaty of Rome surpassed the objectives of th