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What is the history of the EU?
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What is the history of the EU? The Treaty of Rome of 25 March 1957, which established the EEC, set up institutions and decision-making mechanisms through which both national interests and a Community view could find their expression. From that time onwards, the European Community was the major axis round which the movement for a united Europe turned. Between 1958 and 1970, the abolition of customs duties had spectacular effects: trade within the Community increased six fold while EEC trade with the rest of the world went up by a factor of three. Average gross national product in the EEC over the same period went up by 70%. Following the pattern set by the major markets operating on a continental scale, such as that of the United States, economic interests in Europe took advantage of the invigorating effects of opening up Europe's frontiers. Consumers became used to seeing an ever-increasing...
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