Leading European politicians meet to sign the Rome Treaties
On 25 March 1957, in Rome, representatives of Belgium, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands sign the Treaties establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). From left to right, Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium), Maurice Faure (France), Walter Hallstein (Germany) and Joseph Bech (Luxembourg).
