Glossary of European Union concepts, acronyms, & jargon conference entrusted Paul-Henri Spaak with the creation of a report that eventually led to the creation of 1957 Treaty of Rome. Oversees Countries and Territories (OCT), beneficiaries of the European Development Fund (EDF). An EU Directive, administered by the European Commission (Directorate General Internal Market) to regulate payment services and payment service providers throughout the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA). The Treaty of Rome established the European Communities (EC), comprising the European Economic Community (EEC), the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and was signed in Rome on 25 March
Yugoslavia and the European Economic Community Yugoslavia and the European Economic Community From the establishment of the European Economic Community (later expanded into the European Union) in 1957 until the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990’s, thus during the Cold War period, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the only communist country in Eastern Europe which developed close relations with the organisation. Notwithstanding the occasional and informal proposals coming from both sides, Yugoslavia has never become a full member state of the EEC. Mutual interactions between the two sides have intensified in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s but all agreements were cut off