European Economic Community

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economic union international organization predecessor of the European Union regional organization

The European Economic Community was a regional organization founded in 1957 to foster economic integration and create a common market among its member states, serving as a key precursor to the European Union.

Aliases (9)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	economic union → international organization → predecessor of the European Union → regional organization →
aim	creation of a common market → economic integration of member states → establishment of a customs union →
alsoKnownAs	Common Market → EEC →
country	Belgium → France → Italy → Luxembourg → Netherlands → West Germany →
dissolved	1 November 1993 →
establishedCustomsUnion	European Economic Community customs union →
eventualSuccessor	European Union →
foundedByTreaty	Treaty of Rome →
foundingMember	Belgium → France → Italy → Luxembourg → Netherlands → West Germany →
headquartersCountry	Belgium →
headquartersLocation	Brussels →
inception	1957 →
introducedPolicy	Common Agricultural Policy → common external tariff →
legalSuccessor	European Community (pillar of the EU) →
memberOfLargerStructure	European Communities →
mergedInstitutionallyByTreaty	Merger Treaty →
mergedInstitutionallyWith	European Atomic Energy Community → European Coal and Steel Community →
officialLanguage	Dutch → French → German → Italian →
policyArea	agriculture → competition policy → trade → transport →
regionServed	Western Europe →
successor	European Community →
transformedByTreaty	Treaty of Maastricht →
treatyEnteredIntoForce	1 January 1958 →
treatySigned	25 March 1957 →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC → European Monetary System ("European Community") → Exchange Rate Mechanism ("European Community") →	appliesToJurisdiction
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC → European Currency Unit ("European Community") → European Monetary System ("European Community member states") →	country
CECA → Dillon Round → Dillon Round (1960–1962) ("European Economic Community common external tariff") →	relatedTo
Italy → Spain ("European Union (as EC predecessor)") →	foundingMemberOf
Dillon Round (1960–1962) → Tokyo Round (1973–1979) →	hasParticipant
European Union ("European Communities") → European Union →	hasPredecessor
Common Market ("European Community") → European Coal and Steel Community ("European Community") →	successor
Merger Treaty →	appliesTo
First World →	associatedWithOrganization
Western Europe →	closelyIntegratedWith
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance →	counterpartOf
Treaty of Rome →	established
European Economic Community ("European Economic Community customs union") →	establishedCustomsUnion
United Kingdom →	formerMemberOf
European Court of Auditors ("European Communities") →	foundedBy
Kingdom of Spain →	foundingEUCommunityMember
EEC →	fullName
European integration →	hasKeyFramework
Western Europe →	hasSupranationalInstitution
European Union internal market ("European Economic Community common market") →	historicalRoot
ERM →	introducedBy
Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities) ("European Communities") →	jurisdiction
Kennedy Round (1964–1967) →	keyParticipant
European Economic Community ("European Community (pillar of the EU)") →	legalSuccessor
West Germany ("European Communities") →	memberOf
European Coal and Steel Community →	mergedInstitutionallyWith
Common Market →	officialName
Committee of Governors of the Central Banks of the Member States of the EEC →	parentOrganization
Common Market ("European Communities") →	partOf
Ernst B. Haas ("European Communities") →	researchInterest
Merger Treaty ("European Economic Community member states") →	signatory
Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities) →	toOrganization