Timeline Monday 25 March 1957

Events on Monday 25 March 1957 3

• 1957 Founding member of the EEC Treaty of Rome The Netherlands is a founding member of the European Economic Community, the forerunner of the European Union, cementing its post-war turn toward European integration.
• 1957 Founding member of the EEC Capital of Europe Luxembourg is a founding member of the European Economic Community and becomes one of the EU's capitals, hosting the Court of Justice and other key institutions.
• 1957 Treaty of Rome signed Founding treaties of the European Economic Community West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg signed the Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community and Euratom. The treaty took effect on 1 January 1958 and laid the legal foundation for what became the European Union.