A customs union formed in 1958 by the Treaty of Rome among six countries of Europe: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and Netherlands; predecessor to the EC in 1967 and the EU in 1992.
an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe"
Set up by the Treaty of Rome of 1957, the EEC aimed to extend the common market of the ECSC to create a single European market with no barriers to the movement of goods, people and capital in Western Europe. The Treaty of Maastricht changed its name to "the European Community" in 1992.
Established in 1957 to create a common market and also used to describe the combined EC activities. Following the ratification of the Treaty on European Union, its name was changed to the European Community.
The original European “Common Market” of twelve countries, created by the Treaty of Rome in 1957.
The federation of 12 European countries organized to promote economic growth and trade between the member countries. The countries are: Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and West Germany. Spain and Portugal joined the EEC in 1986.
The Common Market; an alliance of six European nations (Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) set up to begin creation of a single economic entity across national boundaries in 1958; later joined by Britain, Ireland, Denmark, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Austria, and Finland; during the early 1990s, the Community changed its name to the European Union and planned further economic integration. (p. 876)