Day 15 - Monday, June 15, 2009 After breakfast we learned how the European Union was first thought about after WWII. France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Italy and West Germany all signed the Rome Treaty in 1958 forming an European Economic Community. The countries agreed to economic, cooperation, customs cooperation, a common market, and common agriculture policy. In 1973 the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark joined the EU. In 1981 Greece joined and in 1986 Spain and Portugal. Sweden's entry into the European Union was in 1995 along with Austria, Finland. A few things had been changed by then and Sweden could keep their own currency, whereas Finland and Austria agreed to go on the Euro. The major factor of the EU is that it provides a single market for its members. It also provides free
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