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The Merger Treaty (or Brussels Treaty) was a European treaty
Treaties of the European Union

The Treaties of the European Union are a set of Treaty between the Union's Member State of the European Union which sets out the Constitution of the European Union ....
 which combined the executive
Executive (government)

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 bodies of the European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community

The European Coal and Steel Community was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and creating the foundation for European democracy and the modern-day developments of the European Union....
 (ECSC), European Atomic Energy Community
European Atomic Energy Community

The European Atomic Energy Community is an international organization which is semi-independent of, but completely controlled by, the European Community Three pillars of the European Union of the European Union....
 (Euratom) and the European Economic Community
European Economic Community

The European Economic Community was an international organisation created in 1957 to bring about economic integration between Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
 (EEC) into a single institutional structure
Institutions of the European Union

There are currently five institutions of the European Union which govern the Union. They are outlined in the treaties of the European Union in the following order: the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union ; the European Commission, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Auditors....
.

The treaty was signed in Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 on 8 April 1965 and came into force on 1 July 1967. It set out that the Commission of the EEC
European Commission

The European Commission is the executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Treaties of the European Union and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
 and the Council of the EEC
Council of the European Union

The Council of the European Union is the principal Institutions of the European Union in the European Union . It is often informally called the Council of Ministers or just the Council, the name used in the Treaties of the European Union; it is also called Consilium as a Latin-language compromise....
 should replace the Commission and Council of Euratom and the High Authority
High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community . It was created in 1951 and disbanded in 1967 when it was merged into the European Commission....
 and Council of the ECSC. Although each Community remained legally independent, they shared common institutions (prior to this treaty, they already shared a Parliamentary Assembly
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
 and Court of Justice
European Court of Justice

The Court of Justice of the European Communities, usually called the European Court of Justice , is the Supreme court of the European Union ....
) and were together known as the European Communities
European Communities

The European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of Institutions of the European Union. These were the European Coal and Steel Community , the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community ....
.






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The Merger Treaty (or Brussels Treaty) was a European treaty
Treaties of the European Union

The Treaties of the European Union are a set of Treaty between the Union's Member State of the European Union which sets out the Constitution of the European Union ....
 which combined the executive
Executive (government)

Sorry, no overview for this topic
 bodies of the European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community

The European Coal and Steel Community was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and creating the foundation for European democracy and the modern-day developments of the European Union....
 (ECSC), European Atomic Energy Community
European Atomic Energy Community

The European Atomic Energy Community is an international organization which is semi-independent of, but completely controlled by, the European Community Three pillars of the European Union of the European Union....
 (Euratom) and the European Economic Community
European Economic Community

The European Economic Community was an international organisation created in 1957 to bring about economic integration between Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands....
 (EEC) into a single institutional structure
Institutions of the European Union

There are currently five institutions of the European Union which govern the Union. They are outlined in the treaties of the European Union in the following order: the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union ; the European Commission, the European Court of Justice and the European Court of Auditors....
.

The treaty was signed in Brussels
Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is the de facto capital city of the European Union and the largest urban area in Belgium....
 on 8 April 1965 and came into force on 1 July 1967. It set out that the Commission of the EEC
European Commission

The European Commission is the executive of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Treaties of the European Union and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
 and the Council of the EEC
Council of the European Union

The Council of the European Union is the principal Institutions of the European Union in the European Union . It is often informally called the Council of Ministers or just the Council, the name used in the Treaties of the European Union; it is also called Consilium as a Latin-language compromise....
 should replace the Commission and Council of Euratom and the High Authority
High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

The High Authority was the executive branch of the former European Coal and Steel Community . It was created in 1951 and disbanded in 1967 when it was merged into the European Commission....
 and Council of the ECSC. Although each Community remained legally independent, they shared common institutions (prior to this treaty, they already shared a Parliamentary Assembly
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
 and Court of Justice
European Court of Justice

The Court of Justice of the European Communities, usually called the European Court of Justice , is the Supreme court of the European Union ....
) and were together known as the European Communities
European Communities

The European Communities were three international organisations that were governed by the same set of Institutions of the European Union. These were the European Coal and Steel Community , the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community ....
. This treaty is regarded by some as the real beginning of the modern European Union
European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 European Union member state, located primarily in Europe. It was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community....
.

This treaty was abrogated by the Amsterdam Treaty
Amsterdam Treaty

The Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty of the European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, commonly known as the Amsterdam Treaty, was signed on 2 October 1997, and entered into force on 1 May 1999; it made substantial changes to the Treaty on European Union, which had been signed at...
 signed in 1997 which repealed it:

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