“The future will not be built through force, nor the desire to conquer.'
Alcide de Gasperi believed in European unity and that only an alliance among countries could prevent a recurrence of conflicts.
Today we mark his 142 birthday.
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In 1942, a recently released group of Polish soldiers stumbled across a stray bear cub in an Iranian train station.
#wojtek #bears #poland #polishbear #wojtek bear #euhistory #history #wwii #wwii history #worldhistory #war sow #poland history #europehistory #sovietunion #war
#OnThisDay , 25 years ago, the European Council in Vienna expressed its gratitude to Helmut Kohl for his outstanding contribution to the development of the EU and decided to award him the title 'Honorary Citizen of Europe'
© European Communities, 1998
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🌟 Danas obilježavamo ključni trenutak u povijesti 🇪🇺!
Prije 66 godina, 15. travnja 1958., donesena je 'Uredba br. 1', koja postavlja temelje za službene jezike i rad u korespondenciji Europske zajednice. 📜✨
Ova uredba vrijedi i danas. 💼🌍
#EUHistory #LanguageDiversity
6 May 1950 | Jean Monnet finishes the 9th and final draft of what will become the Schuman Declaration.
The first one was sent 17 April.
Published on ‘Un changement d'espérance’ - a book by Monnet’s Foundation
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We celebrate 50 years of Denmark in the European Union!🤝
Did you know that 🇩🇰:
🔹has been part of the Schengen area since 2001
🔹is home to the EU EnvironmentAgency agency
🔹hosted the Aarhus convention on environmental democracy
Here’s to many more years together!
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Le 10 février 1953, il y a exactement 71 ans, le premier train de charbon européen franchissait librement la frontière française, sans contrôles douaniers 🇪🇺
Le marché commun du charbon & de l'acier devenait réalité.
#EUHistory #CeJourLa #OnThisDay
18 April 1951 | Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and The Netherlands sign the 'Treaty of Paris' establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.
Schuman Plan ratified.
Enemies during the war were now sharing production of coal & steel.
#EUHistory #OnThisDay
🇩🇪 | 🇧🇪 | 🇫🇷 | 🇮🇹 | 🇱🇺 | 🇳🇱
Nous fêtons aujourd'hui le 73ème anniversaire du traité de Paris ✍️
Signé moins d'un an après la déclaration Schuman, ce texte historique donne naissance à la Communauté européenne du charbon & de l'acier, ancêtre de l'Union européenne 🇪🇺
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🇪🇺 През 2024 г. отбелязваме важни годишнини от историята на ЕС, сред които:
🗳️ 45 години от първите европейски избори
💼 30 години Европейско икономическо пространство
📜 15 години от влизането в сила на Лисабонския договор
💚 5 години Европейски зелен пакт
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Haut ass #EuropaDag .
En markéiert den 73. Anniversaire vun der Schuman-Deklaratioun, e Startpunkt fir d'EU wéi mir se haut kennen.
Nëmmen duerch Eenheet a Solidaritéit kënne mir den europäesche Projet erhalen. Zesummen si mir méi staark.
#EUHistory #EuropeanUnion
2013 г. 🇭🇷 🇪🇺 2023 г.
Хърватия празнува 10 години в ЕС!
За това време страната постигна забележителни успехи и днес е член на еврозоната и на Шенгенското пространство.
Честита годишнина, Europska komisija u Hrvatskoj!
Sretna Deseta godišnjica, Hrvatska!
#HR10EU #EUHistory
8 April 1976 | Defrenne ruling. 🇪🇺 Court of Justice on the principle of equal pay for women & men in the EU.
It held that it was directly applicable-part of member states national laws-without need for any domestic implementing legislation.
📽️Vogel-Polsky, the lawyer
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Time to check your #EUHistory skills!
Do you know in which year Walter Hallstein was elected president of the first Commission?
Find it out in ‘The European Commission: History and memories of an institution’: europa.eu/!Yxvn3p
#FromTheArchives
🗨 „Световният мир не може да бъде запазен без съзидателни усилия, пропорционални на опасностите, които го грозят.“
Днес отбелязваме 6⃣0⃣-ата годишнина от смъртта на Робер Шуман - един от основателите на обединена Европа, каквато я познаваме днес.
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🇪🇺 #EUHistory : 51 years ago, the first-ever EU enlargement marked a historic moment!
On Jan 1, 1973, Denmark, Ireland, and the UK joined the EEC, expanding from six to nine Member States.
A milestone achieved under the Belgian presidency. 🎉 #EuropeanUnion #BelgiumPresidency
9th May 1950 Robert Schuman delivered his famous declaration on #EU political cooperation in the historic Clock Room Quai d’Orsay France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 #France . One of the most significant speeches in #EU History ( now in magnificent colour - thanks Timeless Colours ). #EuropeDay2023 💪
Novo leto, novi🔝mejniki!
V l. 2024 bomo obeležili več pomembnih obletnic #EUHistory , med katerimi so tudi
🗳️45 let od prvih #EPlenary
💼30 let Evropskega gospodarskega prostora
💶25 let evra
🇸🇮 20 let članstva v 🇪🇺
📜15 let Lizbonske pogodbe
💚5 let #EUGreenDeal
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#OnThisDay in 1957, the Treaty of Rome and the Euratom Treaty were signed, laying the foundations for what is now the European Union.
Read about the pioneers behind this historic achievement in this #EUGoodRead , also available as an audiobook: europa.eu/!WTJTDr
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