| NATO, THE WEU AND EUROPE DURING THE COLD WAR
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| WEU
| NATO
| Europe
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| 1948: Brussels Treaty (Benelux, France, UK)
| | 1947: Dunkirk Treaty on defence cooperation between UK and France
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| | 1949: Washington Treaty (NATO founded - Benelux, Canada,
France, Italy, UK, USA)
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| 1951: Treaty of Paris—European Coal and Steel Community founded
(Benelux, France, Italy, W Germany)
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| | 1952: Greece and Turkey join NATO
| 1952: Treaty of Paris signed (Benelux, France, Italy, W Germany)
proposing to establish European Defence Community (EDC)
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1954: Paris Protocol - WEU founded (Benelux,
France, Italy, UK, W Germany)
| | 1954: EDC Treaty rejected by French Parliament
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| | 1955: W Germany joins NATO
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| 1957: Treaty of Rome - EEC and EURATOM established (Benelux,
France, Italy, W Germany)
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| | 1966: France withdraws from IM
1967: EUROGROUP established
| 1967: EC established from merger of EEC, ECSC and EURATO
1969: Hague Summit—European Political Cooperation (EPC) initiated
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| 1973: Denmark, Ireland and UK join EC
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| 1981: Greece joins EC
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| | 1982: Spain joins NATO
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1984: Rome Declaration - WEU revitalisation as
European security pillar
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| 1986: Portugal and Spain join EC - Single European Act signed
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| 1987: Adoption of "Hague Platform"
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| | 1990-91: GERMAN REUNIFICATION, DISSOLUTION
OF THE WARSAW PACT AND THE SOVIET UNION
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