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1.The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation that aimed to bring about economic integration among its member states. It was created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957.
2.The treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany, and it came into force on 1 January 1958.
3.Spain joined the European Union in 1986 and was one of the first countries to adopt the euro on 1 January 1999.
4.Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse , at the point where the Jeker joins it. It is adjacent to the border with Belgium.
5.Europe Day held on 9 May every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe.
6.The European flag symbolises both the European Union and, more broadly, the identity and unity of Europe.
7.''Anthem of Europe" is the organisational anthem used by the Council of Europe to represent Europe as a whole and the European Union.
8.The composer of the European anthem is Ludwig van Beethoven.
9.Further men who have been considered founding fathers are: Giuseppe Mazzini (1805-1872).
10.The EU was not always as big as it is today. When European countries started to cooperate economically in 1951, only Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands participated.
