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EEC - European Economic Community

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Identification	European Economic Community
Acronym	EEC
Foundation	1957
Description	One of three European Communities to bring about economic integration in Europe. There were originally six member countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. In 1993, when the Maastricht Treaty came into force, the EEC was re-named the European Community (EC) and it forms the basis of today's European Union.

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