Metric standard door sizes. Metric sized internal doors are becoming increasingly popular and are most commonly used in Scotland and Europe. The main difference being an increased door height of 2040mm and door thickness of 40mm. 2040 x 526/626/726/826/926 x 40mm.
In 1948, the Western Union Treaty was signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) was created.In May of 1948, the Europe Congress met in The Hague, The Netherlands, chaired by Winston Churchill.hey also advised the adoption of a human rights charter and the creation of a court of justice to ensure respect for the charter. In 1950, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Italy, The Netherlands and Germany agreed to pool their coal and steel resources. In September, the European Union of Payments was created.
Why was the EU created? The EU was originally created with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War. The Schuman Declaration, which encouraged the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community, laid the foundation for the European Union as we know it today. The Decleration proposed the creation of a common market in coal and steel between the European states in order to make war between them unthinkable as coal and steel were necessary ingredients to make war.