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Bache & George: Politics in the European Union 2e

Chapter 07

The website of the Western European Union (WEU), set up in 1955 after the collapse of the European Defence Community (EDC) negotiations, offers a brief overview of the history of the WEU, although its chief focus is on its post-Maastricht role.
www.weu.int

The Europa website provides an overview of the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community—the Treaty of Rome:
europa.eu/scadplus/treaties/eec_en.htm

The European Navigator website offers excellent coverage of this period of the EU's history. Use the link 'history' for summaries of the historical events and links to key documents and multimedia clips.
www.ena.lu

The Historiasiglo20 website provides historical overviews of integration leading to the Treaty of Rome.
www.historiasiglo20.org/

A translation of the Spaak report of 1956, which proposed a blueprint for the development of a common market, can be found at the University of Pittsburgh's Archives of European Integration. Search the website's list of documents under 'treaties'.
aei.pitt.edu