/* European Union history * submitted by Nicolas Évrard */ #ifndef _calendar_eu_ #define _calendar_eu_ LANG=utf-8 01 Jan Creation of the Benelux (BElgium, the NEtherlands, LUXemburg), 1948 01 Jan United Kingdom, Denmark and Ireland enter in the EEC, 1973 01 Jan Greece enters the EEC, 1981 01 Jan Spain and Portugal join the EEC, 1982 01 Jan EEC becomes the EC by Maastricht's Treaty, 1993 01 Jan Austria, Finland and Sweden join the EC, 1995 01 Jan European Monetary Union between 11 countries of the EC (Denmark, United Kingdom and Sweden refuse it, Greece does not match the criteria), 1999 01 Jan Greece enters the European Monetary Union, 2001 01 Jan Euro becomes fiduciary, 2002 19 Feb Shengen's Agreement signed, 1990 18 Feb Signing of the European Sole Deed, 1986 13 Mar Creation of the ECU (European Community Currency), 1979 16 Mar First european demonstration in Bruxelles, 1997 21 Mar W. Churchill proposes a European Council, 1943 25 Mar Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxemburg and the Netherlands sign the Rome's treaty founding the EEC and the Euratom, 1957 08 Apr Treaty on the fusion between the EEC, the CECA and the Euratom, 1965 08 Apr Meeting of the Ministers of Finances on the European Currency, 1995 18 Apr Paris' treaty instituting the CECA (an idea of R. Schuman), 1951 24 Apr European Monetary System founded, 1972 05 May Creation of the European Council, 1949 20 May Benelux proposes the Common Market, 1954 27 May European Community of Defense signed in Paris, 1952 29 May European Flag first appearance, 1986 01 Jun Summit of Messine, Foreign Ministers talk about the Common Market, 1955 10 Jun First election of the European Parliament, 1979 01 Jul Customs Union on some agricultural products, 1968 01 Jul Extension of the Customs Union, 1977 01 Jul Sole Market launched in EEC, 1981 25 Jul Belgo-luxemburger economical union, 1921 05 Aug European Monetary Agreement signed, 1955 19 Sep W. Churchill's speech suggesting United States of Europe, 1946 23 Oct UEO signed in Paris (military cooperation), 1954 25 Oct Creation of the PESC (military and security policy), 1998 03 Dec The ECU becomes the euro (€), 1995 #endif /* _calendar_eu_ */