Mercantilism was the economic policy European monarchs used in order to enrich their country via exporting more than importing in the trade's market. During mercantilism's peak it was a very effective tool for the monarchs at that time in causing the enrichment.
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agreement between european countries that weakend economic barriers and made plans to create a unified monetary system in europe ; Ratified In 1993
Eastern European countries under former Soviet occupation have been making progress in their economies by joining the European Union (EU). In addition to the economic benefits of joining the EU, these countries have gained democratic values in doing so thus moving on from the Soviet occupation that brought communism in these countries.
The European Union did not exist during World War II. It ended in 1945. What was then called the European Economic Community was founded in 1957 by 6 countries. They were West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg. It is now known as the European Union and has 27 members.
EECEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITYThe EEC (European Economic Community was formed en 1958 after the Treaty of Rome by six countries, Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Italy. Their goals were to achieve a new age of peace, democracy, cooperation and economic union and prosperity between the European nations and citizens after the WWII. In 1973 Denamrk, UK and Ireland join the EEC, in 1981 is Greece the new member and in 1986 Spain and Portugal. After the treaty of Maastrich in 1992 the EEC became the European Union due to the more ambitious goals in the post cold-war Europe where the political unification looked a realistic posibility.
Britain joined the European Economic Community (EEC), as it then was, with effect from 1 Janaury 1973. The EEC has since then evolved into the EU.