Treaty of Rome
The Treaty of Rome refers to the treaty which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and was signed by France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on March 25, 1957. Another treaty was signed the same day establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) : their conjunction is known as the Treaties of Rome (plural). Both came into force on 1 January 1958.
Though the entry in force of the Treaty of the European Union in 1993 was a further step in the direction of European integration, most decisions of the institutions of the Union are still taken on the legal basis of Treaty of Rome, which remains the main source of communitary legislation.
See also History of the European Union
