The Merger Treaty, signed in Brussels on 8 April 1965 and in force since 1 July 1967, first gathered together the organizational structures of the then three European Communities (European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community and Euratom). This formal name was Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities. Bold textItalic textBold text // Headline text Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ...
April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Members of the European Coal and Steel Community The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was founded in 1951 (Treaty of Paris), by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to pool the steel and coal resources of its member-states, thus preventing another European war. ...
The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ...
The European Atomic Energy Community, or EURATOM, is an international organisation composed of the members of the European Union. ...
It created the European Commission and the Council of the European Communities to be the governing bodies for all three institutions, and it also had them share a single budget. This treaty is regarded by some as the real beginning of the modern European Union. The term European Communities or EC also came into use from this time onward. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ...
The Council of the European Union forms, along with the European Parliament, the legislative arm of the European Union (EU). ...
It was abrogated by Amsterdam Treaty signed in 1997 which comprehended its mantle. Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty of the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts The Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty of the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, commonly known as the Amsterdam Treaty, was signed on...
1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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