Western European countries have certain supranational mechanisms and functions to promote economic and political integration in Europe. European Coal and Steel Community, European Atomic Energy Community and European Economic Community. Also known as the European Common Market, referred to as the European Community.
The founders of the European Community are France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
1973, Denmark, Ireland and Britain joined the EC, 198 1 year, and Greece joined the EC.
1986, Spain and Portugal joined the European Community.
1992 The Edinburgh Prime Ministers' Meeting decided to start formal negotiations with Austria, Sweden, Finland and later Norway on their accession to the European Community from 1993.
1993 1 29 October, the Brussels Special Summit of the European Community plans to conclude the negotiations before1March 9941day, so that the four countries can join the European Community on June 1995 1 day.
By 2007, the list of 27 EU member states: Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Ireland, Britain, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Austria, Finland, Sweden, Malta, Cyprus, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria.
On June 65438+1 October1day, 2007, Romania and Bulgaria officially became members of the European Union. This is the sixth enlargement in the history of the EU.
In 2007, the EU has become a large-scale regional integration organization with 27 member countries and a population of over 480 million. After joining the EU, the two countries will get more financial support and their economies will further develop. However, after joining the EU, Romania and Bulgaria also need to fulfill many commitments and regularly report the progress of their respective reforms in various fields to the European Commission as required.