Treaty of Rome at 50

Richard Baldwin, 20 March 2007

Written in March 2007: The EU started life in circumstances that are almost unimaginable in today’s world and the Treaty of Rome committed members to economic and political integration that would be unacceptable to most nations in today’s world. In this sense, the Treaty was the bud whose leaves unfolded over 50 years into today’s European Union.

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You can find the article in English on the Vox Partner's site,
http://www.telos-eu.com/en/article/treaty_of_rome_the_bud_that_unfolded_into_the_eu

 

Topics: EU institutions
Tags: EU 50th anniversary, Treaty of Rome

Richard Baldwin

Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva; CEPR Policy Director, and VoxEU.org Editor-in-Chief

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