On this day
16 May
1990
Events
Council President Charles Haughey Addresses the European Parliament on the Accession of the German Democratic Republic to the European Community
Speech of the President of the Czech Republic on the Country’s Accession to the EU
2000
Slovak Referendum on EU Accession
2003
Literally every day, important decisions are made that concern and affect us all
Spyros Blavoukos
Head of Epace, ELIAMEP,
Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International and European Economic Studies.
EU days is our effort to bring a little closer a daily reality to which we don't give the attention it deserves
John Papageorgiou
European Affairs Journalist, Founder and Head of Athens Digest
Important Persons
They played a leading role in the history of the European Union.
Calendar of the European Union
A look at what marked the creation and history of the European Union. Learn about what happened on each day of the calendar separately. The people, the policies, the major and minor events from the creation of the Union until today.
The EU institutions
Browse the websites of the European Union institutions.
The official website of the European Council.
The official website of the European Commission.
The official website of the European Parliament.
The official website of the Council of the European Union.
The official website of the European Central Bank.
The official website of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
The official website of the European Court of Auditors.
How are decisions made in the EU?
What is the usual decision-making process in the European Union? How do its institutions cooperate and how do negotiations between them proceed?
