1960 ⟶ European Free Trade Association Established

European Free Trade Association formed.
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🤝 Formation of the Zollverein

The German Customs Union is formed.⟶
Formation of the Zollverein (1834)
Economic IntegrationTradeFree TradeGerman ConfederationNation BuildingIndustrial Revolution
GermanyGermany

🏢 COMECON Established

January 5 – 8: COMECON founded by USSR and the Eastern Bloc.⟶
COMECON Established (1949)
Cold WarEastern BlocSoviet UnionEconomic CooperationTradeSocialismPost-WarGeopoliticsIron Curtain
Soviet UnionSoviet UnionBulgariaBulgariaHungaryHungaryPolandPolandRomaniaRomania

🤝 European Free Trade Association Established

European Free Trade Association formed.⟶
European Free Trade Association Established (1960)
TradeEconomic IntegrationCold WarFree TradeInternational RelationsPost-WarRegionalism
AustriaAustriaDenmarkDenmarkNorwayNorwayPortugalPortugalSwedenSwedenSwitzerlandSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇪🇺 Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom Join the European Economic Community

January 1: Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joins the European Communities.⟶
Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom Join the European Economic Community (1973)
European IntegrationPost-WarCold WarInternational RelationsTradeExpansion
DenmarkDenmarkIrelandIrelandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🤝 World Trade Organization Established; EU Expands

January 1: Establishment of the World Trade Organization. Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union.⟶
World Trade Organization Established; EU Expands (1995)
International TradeGlobalizationEuropean UnionEconomic IntegrationFree TradeExpansionInternational Cooperation
AustriaAustriaFinlandFinlandSwedenSwedenSwitzerlandSwitzerland

🤝 Eurasian Economic Union Established

January 1: Five former Soviet Union countries form the Eurasian Economic Union.⟶
Eurasian Economic Union Established (2015)
Economic IntegrationPost-Soviet StatesRegionalismInternational RelationsGeopoliticsFree Trade
RussiaRussiaBelarusBelarusKazakhstanKazakhstanArmeniaArmeniaKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan