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After the Second World War, the European demographic balance is dramatic and the economic situation catastrophic

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On May 9, 1950 Robert Schuman, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, presents an unprecedented project to pool mining resources between France and the Federal Republic of Germany and create solidarity.

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A year later, the ECSC, the European Coal and Steel Community, was created by the Treaty of Paris.

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In the context of the Cold War, the member countries of the ECSC are considering the creation of a European Defense Community, the EDC. But the prospect of a rearmament of Germany aroused lively debates in France and the project was aborted.

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For this the European momentum is temporarily slowed down

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In 1955, the debates resumed and two years later, the Treaty of Rome laid the foundations of a new Europe

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Treaties of Rome

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On February 7, 1992, the twelve member countries signed the Maastricht Treaty: the EEC changed its name and became the European Union.

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This new agreement also provides for the creation of a citizenship and a European currency, the euro, which will come into force in 2002.

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Three years after the Maastricht Treaty, in 1995, the Schengen area removes borders for European citizens who can move freely within EU territories

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The number of member countries continues to increase to reach 28 in 2019.