European Communities 1
European Communities 1 : This originated in three bodies: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), established by the Treaty of Paris (1952); the European Economic Community (EEC), established by treaty in 1958 and known informally as the Common Market. The EEC was the most significant of the three treaty organizations that were consolidated in 1967 to form the European Community (EC), known since the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty (1993) as the European Union (EU); the European Community for Atomic Energy (Euratom), established by the Treaty of Rome (1958). It is administered by the European Commission. These three communities have been revised by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992), which renamed the EEC the European Community (EC). There is a common structure of the three communities, created through the establishment of the European Union (EU). This common "roof " adds two new "pillars"' to the European house - the second pillar of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and a third pillar of Justice and Home Affairs. These two pillars, together with the Communities, represent the ensemble of the EU. See: Treaties
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