The reasons for the establishment of the European Economic Community

Small countries in Western Europe, linked to the geographical, economic and institutional structure of the level of development closer to each other's political systems, values, ideology, religious belief also essentially the same, the production of highly developed financial, economic and trade exchanges between the countries close . These common ground for the establishment of the European Community provides a possibility. World War I, Europe has a lot of people put forward the idea of the establishment of a European Federation, the Kalai Ji Austria in 1922 to promote pan-European campaign in 1929 French Prime Minister Briand put forward the concept of the common market, but at the time the big powers Hegemony of the situation, the Union did established, it has become the main battlefield of World War II. After World War II, Western Europe faces a special environment for the EC to provide a realistic possibility. First, the rapid development of productive forces is an urgent need. After the war, greatly increased productivity, this time an even broader scope of economic cooperation, production and the internationalization of capital greatly enhanced, there have been many large multinational companies, which make the six-nation Western European economies become more closely linked. How to deal with the economic relations between countries, a range in excess of a country's international coordination. Second, the post-war state monopoly capitalism for the development of a high degree of international coordination to provide the foundation. After World War II, to coordinate economic, general strengthening of the state intervention in the economy, the state intervention in the economy of the system being perfected day by day, which for the international coordination of the preparation conditions. International co-ordination between the actual state intervention in the economy in the principle of the use of the international community. Third, the post-war international situation changes in the status of Western Europe and Western Europe go to the United Way. In the early post-war Western European countries of the Soviet Union the threat of pain, had to rely on the protection of the United States, which in turn led to Western Europe and the United States between political inequality and economically bound to lose the old great power status. They recognized the power of one country alone can not match with the Soviet Union, only between the United States to step up in order to protect their in Europe and the world at large on the status of the 1950s and 1960s the rapid development of economy in Western Europe, making the joint request of the Stronger voice. Fourth, the United States of Europe in the early post-war policy, to a certain extent, in Western Europe to promote the joint; mainly refers to the United States in the early post-war Marshall Plan. The United States in the implementation of the Marshall Plan, a prerequisite for calling Western European countries join forces to raise a total U.S. aid program, and require commitments to reduce tariffs and trade barriers; politically to allow West Germany to join NATO in the internal settlement of the Atlantic Germany re-armed, which eased the France of Germany re-armed fear, so that the relationship between France and Germany to ease down, intentionally or unintentionally, the acceleration of a joint Europe. March 29, 1957 France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Lu, West Germany, the six heads of state and foreign ministers in Rome to sign the two treaties, namely "the European Economic Community Treaty", "European Atomic Energy Community Treaty", collectively, the "Treaty of Rome "; Of the six countries have ratified at the entry into force in January 1958. "Treaty of Rome" is no such time limit and the procedure to withdraw from the treaty, other countries are welcome to join the treaty's provisions, which is open to the Treaty, it also shows that the six-nation Western European Community as a broader European integration The foundation and starting point.