The EEbsp;and EURATOM were created parately from ECSbsp;although they shared the same courts and the on Asmbly. The executives of the new unities were called issions, as oppod to the “High Authority”. The EEbsp;was headed by Walter Hallstein aom was headed by Louis Armand and theienne Hirsch. EURATOM would ie ctors in nuclear energy while the EEC would develop a s unioween members.
Throughout the 1960s tensions began to show with Franbsp;eking to limit supranational power. However, in 1965 an agreement was reached and henbsp;in 1967 the Merger Treaty was signed in Brusls. It came into forbsp;on 1 July 1967 and created a single t of institutions for the three unities, which were collectively referred to as the European unities (EC), although only just as the European unity. Jean Rey presided over the first merged ission.
In 1973 the unities enlarged to include Denmark (including Greenland, whibsp;later left the unity in 1985), Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Norway had iated to join at the same time but Nian voters rejected membership in a referendum and so Norway remained outside. In 1979, the first direct, democratic eles to the European Parliament were held.
The EEbsp;and EURATOM were created parately from ECSbsp;although they shared the same courts and the on Asmbly. The executives of the new unities were called issions, as oppod to the “High Authority”. The EEbsp;was headed by Walter Hallstein aom was headed by Louis Armand and theienne Hirsch. EURATOM would ie ctors in nuclear energy while the EEC would develop a s unioween members.
Throughout the 1960s tensions began to show with Franbsp;eking to limit supranational power. However, in 1965 an agreement was reached and henbsp;in 1967 the Merger Treaty was signed in Brusls. It came into forbsp;on 1 July 1967 and created a single t of institutions for the three unities, which were collectively referred to as the European unities (EC), although only just as the European unity. Jean Rey presided over the first merged ission.
In 1973 the unities enlarged to include Denmark (including Greenland, whibsp;later left the unity in 1985), Ireland, and the United Kingdom. Norway had iated to join at the same time but Nian voters rejected membership in a referendum and so Norway remained outside. In 1979, the first direct, democratic eles to the European Parliament were held.
Greebsp;joined in 1981, and Spain with Pal in 1986. In 1985, the Sgen Agreement led the way toward the creation of open borders without passport trols between most member states and some non–member states.In 1986, the European flag began to be ud by the unity and the Single European Act was signed.