NEW WEBSITE TO MARK THE
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TREATY OF ROME

On Friday 5th January 2007 the European Commission launched a special website to mark the opening of the festivities surrounding the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

With its interactive and multilingual interface, the website highlights the benefits that European integration has brought to European citizens during the last 50 years, and aims to help re-engage them in shaping the future of the European Union. The new website, which was produced by the European Commission's Directorate General for Communication in collaboration with the other EU Institutions, provides user-friendly information in 22 official EU languages. It is designed to serve as a reference point at the heart of the festivities, offering quick access to information on how, why and where Europe is celebrating its 50th birthday.

Alongside historical reminders about the origins of the EU and a section on the major milestones of European integration, EUROPA users can search and choose from a vast array of world-wide events categorised according to country, date, or type of event. The site will be constantly updated and will remain online for the duration of 2007.

More information on the Treaties of Rome, which laid the foundations of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, better known as the EEC and Euratom, can be found at:

http://europa.eu/scadplus/treaties/eec_en.htm.

The treaties themselves can be accessed at:

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/treaties_founding.htm
50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome site: http://europa.eu./50