What are the founding treaties of the EEC and EU?

	European Coal and Steel Community Treaty (ECSC Treaty). Signed 1951; in force July 1952. Also known as the Treaty of Paris.
	European Atomic Energy Community Treaty. Signed 1957; in force January 1958.  Also known as the Eurotom Treaty.
	European Economic Community Treaty (EEC Treaty, later re-named EC Treaty). Signed 1957; in force January 1958. Also known as the Treaty of Rome.
	Treaty on European Union (TEU). Signed 1992; in force November 1993. Also known as the Maastricht Treaty.

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