What is European Communities?
{{Infobox | above = | header1 = [[Three pillars of the European Union|Pillars of the European Union]] | data2 = | data3 = | data4 = <center>1993–2009 [[European Union|→ EU]]</center> | labelstyle = background:#ddf; | header5 = Constituent communities | label6 = [[European Coal and Steel Community]] | data6 = 1952–2002 | label7 = [[European Economic Community]] | data7 = 1958–2009 | label8 = [[European Atomic Energy Community]] | data8 = 1958–present | title = European Communities }} The '''European Communities''' ('''EC'''), were three international organizations. These were the [[European Coal and Steel Community]] (ECSC), the [[European Atomic Energy Community]] (EAEC), and the [[European Economic Community]] (EEC). In 1993, the [[European Union]] was formed by the [[Maastricht Treaty]]. {{politics-stub}} [[Category:1952 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:2009 disestablishments in Europe]] [[Category:Politics of Europe]]