Abstract
From the first step in its creation in 1957 by the Rome treaty, Europe went through successive enlargement phases. In the current scenario, Europe has become an important player in the international market, due to its critical size. However, it is hard to estimate its power in the international stage, in a changing environment. The aim of this report will be to analyze the different criterion that led European governments to gather, and analyze the relevance of the enlargement. But the first thing will be to introduce briefly the history of the enlargement. The Rome treaty was signed in 1957 and was the first stone of Europe's construction. The 6 members were France, RFA, Italy, Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium. One of the fist implementation was a common agricultural policy (PAC) voted in 1962. The first step in the enlargement process concerned North countries, United Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland.
