Geography 2050A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Political Union, Execution Unit, European Central Bank
15 Mar 2017
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Banner is of 12 stars (more since then) Large parts of europe formed states or empires only to disintegrate and later assemble again into new combinations. Eu(cid:396)ope"s (cid:272)o(cid:373)peti(cid:374)g la(cid:374)guages a(cid:374)d (cid:396)eligio(cid:374)s: reformation and counterreformation thirty years war between catholics and protestants (westphalia end) In this context, the creation of the eu is a unique event of unprecedented historical proportions. It defines the europe of the 21st c. The eu as a social and political evolution? (couldenhove-kale(cid:396)gis"s (cid:1005)9(cid:1006)(cid:1007) pa(cid:374)-europa plan to unit europe was rejected) It took decades after kalergis to foster: political cooperation, integration, peace, security, common economic aims. Eu have been negotiated through main treaties such as: Maastricht (1992) -erases many individual features of the member countries. First stage: the six founder states sign a treaty in paris: belgium, france, luxembourg, german federal republic, italy and netherlands. Robert schuman (1886-1963)- french political- also founder of eu. To help the recovery of europe after the war.
