On 25 March 2017, Heads of State or Government and the Presidents of the EU Institutions will come together in Rome to mark the 60th anniversary of the signature of the Treaties of Rome, which laid the foundations for the European Union we know today. On this occasion EU leaders are expected to adopt a declaration.
Guidelines on the future are published in the European Commission’s White Paper on the Future of Europe adopted on 1 March which outlines the avenues for EU’s development by the year 2025.
On the web-sites of the EU Info Centre and EU institutions you will find an overview of events around Europe marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome and look back at some of the milestones that have shaped today’s Europe.
One of the events is the exhibition of archival documents and photos titled “Ever Closer Union: The Legacy of the Treaties of Rome for Today’s Europe” organised by the Historical Archives of the EU together with Alcide de Gasperi Research Institute of the European University Institute, Italian Embassy and Italian Institute in Belgrade.
Sixty years ago in Rome, the foundations were laid for the Europe that we know today, ushering in the longest period of peace in written history in Europe. The Treaties of Rome established a common market where people, goods, services and capital can move freely and created the conditions for prosperity and stability for European citizens.
Over the last six decades, the EU has actively sought to not only bring peace and prosperity to Europe, but to use its influence for a more equal, democratic and stable world.
