Treaty European Community

The European Community consists of three communities set up by separate treaties: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
. The Community is the world's largest trading block accounting for about a third of world trade.

With the United Kingdom's entry into the Common Market its century-old insularism, or ‘splendid isolation' came to an end.
. The Britons came to the conclusion that although their geographical position has been a factor in separating the country from the rest of Europe, it was time to link up with the Continent.
On 7th February 1992 at Maastricht, the Foreign and Finance Ministers of the twelwe member states of the time officialy put their signatures to a treaty, called the Treaty of Maastricht, for a European Union.

Britain 's Accession By the Treaty of European Community of Accession, signed in January 1972, Britain became a party of the two treaties of Rome establishing the EEC and Euratom. Accession to the European Coal and Steel Community was effected by a decision of the Council of Ministers.

The European Communities Act 1972 made the legislative changes necessary for Britain to comply with the obligations entailed by membership of the Community and to exercise the rights of membership.

The Treaties

Many more than one

At the Brussels European Council of 18 June 2004 a Constitutional Treaty was agreed. However this Consitution is not yet ratified. Unless and until a new Constitutional Treaty is ratified, the EU does not have a formal constitution. Instead its operation is governed by various treaties. These are the Treaties of the European Community: The Treaty of Paris (signed in 1951; took effect in l952) - created the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). The two Treaties of Rome (signed in... Read More Written on 07/11/2011

The Treaty of European Community

When and Why the Teatry of European Community has made

For the treaty of european community, Fifteen countries, with some 320 million inhabitants, now make up the European Community. The aim of these countries - Belgium, Denmark, France, German); Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Finland and Sweden - is to establish "an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and to ensure "economic and social progress by common action".To this end a Common Market permitting the free movement of goods... Read More Written on 05/11/2011