Part one of term paper
European Union, the European organisation dedicated to increasing economic integration and strengthening cooperation among its member states. The European Union was established on November 1, 1993, when the Treaty on European Union or Maastricht Treaty, was approved by the twelve members of the European Community (EC); Belgium, Denmark, Fran ...

Part two of term paper
... Customs and immigration agreements were enhanced to allow European citizens greater freedom to live, work, or study in any of the member states, and border controls were relaxed. A goal of establishing a common currency was set for 1999. Prior to November 1993, the European Union was called the European Community. The EC was composed of three originally separate organisations; the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), created in 1951; the European Economic Community (EEC, often referred t ...