Find out about Konrad Adenauer, the German Chancellor who promoted European cooperation and the creation of the Coal and Steel Community.
In past decades and centuries, coal and steel have played a destructive role in conflicts
The European External Action Service is the EU’s diplomatic service, and carries out the EU’s foreign and security policy. Find out more about its work.
Union is represented by a number of in-country offices – EU delegations – which have
Check out the different types of legal act that enable the EU treaties to achieve their aims: regulations, directives, opinions and more.
ownership transparency and safeguard their editorial independence, this did not have
Timeline of major events in EU history. How the EU has developed over the decades. Visionary men and women who inspired the creation of the modern-day EU.
Beyond the pioneers described below, many others have worked tirelessly towards and
The European Data Protection Supervisor ensures that EU institutions and bodies follow strict privacy rules when processing personal data. Find out more.
to ensure consistency in data protection monitors new technologies that might have
Search the archives of the EU institutions to find key public documents in the history of the EU, from parliamentary questions to financial documents.
Documents covering the 1977-91 period have been transferred to the Historical archives
Discover how post-war cooperation in Europe led to the creation of the Coal and Steel Community, the signing of the Treaty of Rome and the European Parliament.
Six million Jews have been murdered in the Holocaust. 4 April 1949 – NATO is created
Find out how the EU budget is negotiated, adopted and spent, and how it allows EU countries to achieve more than they could by acting alone.
Once all the parties have set out their position, negotiations between Parliament
Discover how the EU developed from 2010 to 2019, responding to the financial crisis, and Croatia joining the EU, and the UK voting to leave.
people seek asylum in Europe By the end of 2015, over 1 million asylum seekers have
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At være forenet i mangfoldighed betyder: at folk i EU kan have forskellig kultur
