Thanks to their evolutionary and open nature, however, they tended to deepen constantly in a growing number of fields of activity and to enlarge gradually to include more Member States. The European Communities were the first organisations based on supranational integration , with the states that composed them pooling a whole range of national powers. The Member States of the Communities did not confine themselves to coordinating their policies, as they could have done within a traditional international organisation based on intergovernmental cooperation, they conducted them jointly by creating common institutions responsible for Community decision-making.
In accordance with the principle of the allocation of powers, however, the Communities and their institutions act within the limits of the powers conferred on them and the objectives assigned to them by the treaties establishing them. It is, therefore, always a matter for the Member States to decide whether to extend Community powers to new fields of activity by reforming those treaties. The three Communities were created separately, and each retained its legal personality and its respective powers under each treaty.
The entry into force, on the same date as the Treaties of Rome to which they were annexed, of the Convention on certain institutions common to the European Communities made it possible, from the outset, for the three Communities to share a single Assembly and a single Court of Justice. From that date on, the three Communities also shared a single Commission and a single Council. That treaty also created a single budget and administration for the Communities, together with uniform Staff Regulations applicable to their officials and other servants.
Despite the difficulties created by the existence of three distinct Communities, one of which had general economic powers, unification of the Communities, over and above their organic merger, was not to happen. Oxford Reference. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Recently viewed 0 Save Search. Your current browser may not support copying via this button. Subscriber sign in You could not be signed in, please check and try again. Username Please enter your Username. Password Please enter your Password.
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Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. The European Community EC was an economic association formed by six European member countries in , consisting of three communities that eventually were replaced by the European Union EU in The European Community dealt with policies and governing, in a communal fashion, across all member states.
The primary goal of the European Community was to foster a common trade policy that would eliminate trade barriers , thereby improving economic conditions for the entire region.
Additionally, government officials from member states who were well aware of the tensions still simmering in the aftermath of World War II wanted to promote a high level of integration and cooperation in order to reduce the likelihood of future wars. When the European Community was created in there were six countries on the roster: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
The original European Community was comprised of three organizations and governed by a series of treaties. These treaty organizations worked together to ensure fair and even policies were enacted and enforced across participating countries.
The EEC was established in by the Treaty of Rome as a way to unify the economies of Europe and reduce tensions that could lead to war. Of particular concern was to promote a lasting reconciliation between France and Germany. In order to eliminate trade barriers and implement unified trade policies, member countries needed to cooperate politically and arbitrate differences peacefully.
The benefit for all countries would be the ability to engage in profitable trade across borders. In , the EEC implemented an agricultural policy that shielded EEC farmers from competition arising from agricultural imports.
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