The European Union Today

Following the end of World War II Europe was torn politically, economically, and physically by the war’s effects. To unite the war torn countries in Europe in a way that can help improve economy as well as establish peace was the next step for these nations. After several ideas, several Western European nations acted together to create an amalgamation that would change the Europe’s future for the better.
In 1952 after suffering heavy economical loss in Europe 6 countries decided to unite their coal and steel industries. Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands created the European Coal and Steel Community, which put their resources into a common market as well as creating the first European economic alliance. Then later in 1958, the European Economic Community was set up in order to expand a common market to all economic areas of the participating nations. Several other European nations noticed how this economic alliance was imp...