IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 230 
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome signed on March 
25, 1957, which was a key step in creating the European Union, and 
reaffirming the close and mutually beneficial relationship between the 
United States and Europe. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2007 
Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr. GALLEGLY) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome 
signed on March 25, 1957, which was a key step in 
creating the European Union, and reaffirming the close 
and mutually beneficial relationship between the United 
States and Europe. 
Whereas, after a half century marked by two world wars and 
at a time when Europe was divided and some nations 
were deprived of freedom, and as the continent faced the 
urgent need for economic and political recovery, major 
European statesmen such as Robert Schuman, Jean 
Monnet, Paul-Henri Spaak, Konrad Adenauer, Alcide de 
Gasperi, Sir Winston Churchill, and others joined to-
gether to lay the foundations of an ever closer union 
among their peoples; 
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Whereas on March 25, 1957, the Federal Republic of Ger-
many, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Lux-
embourg signed the Treaty of Rome to establish a cus-
toms union, to create a framework to promote the free 
movement of people, services, and capital among the 
member states, to support agricultural growth, and to 
create a common transport policy, which gave new impe-
tus to the pledge of unity in the European Coal and Steel 
Agreement of 1951; 
Whereas to fulfill its purpose, the European Union has cre-
ated a unique set of institutions: the directly-elected Eu-
ropean Parliament, the Council consisting of representa-
tives of the Member States, the Commission acting in the 
general interest of the Community, and the Court of Jus-
tice to enforce the rule of law; 
Whereas on February 7, 1992, the leaders of the then 12 
members of the European Community signed the Treaty 
of Maastricht establishing a common European currency, 
the Euro, to be overseen by a common financial institu-
tion, the European Central Bank, for the purpose of a 
freer movement of capital and common European eco-
nomic policies; 
Whereas the European Union was expanded with the addition 
of the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland in 1973, 
Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986, a unified 
Germany in 1990, Austria, Finland, and Sweden in 
1995, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, 
Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia 
in 2004, and Bulgaria and Romania in 2007, making the 
European Union a body of 27 countries with a population 
of over 450 million people; 
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Whereas the European Union has developed policies in the 
economic, security, diplomatic, and political areas: it has 
established a single market with broad common policies 
to organize that market and ensure prosperity and cohe-
sion; it has built an economic and monetary union, in-
cluding the Euro currency; and it has built an area of 
freedom, security, and justice, extending stability to its 
neighbors; 
Whereas following the end of the Cold War and the disinte-
gration of the Soviet Union, the European Union has 
played a critical role in the former Central European 
communist states in promoting free markets, democratic 
institutions and values, respect for human rights, and the 
resolve to fight against tyranny and for common national 
security objectives; 
Whereas for the past 50 years the United States and the Eu-
ropean Union have shared a unique partnership, mindful 
of their common heritage, shared values and mutual in-
terests, have worked together to strengthen transatlantic 
security, to preserve and promote peace and freedom, to 
develop free and prosperous economies, and to advance 
human rights; and 
Whereas the United States has supported the European inte-
gration process and has consistently supported the objec-
tive of European unity and the enlargement of the Euro-
pean Union as desirable developments which promote 
prosperity, peace, and democracy, and which contribute 
to the strengthening of the vital relationship between the 
United States and the nations of Europe: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) recognizes the historic significance of the 
Treaty of Rome on the occasion of the 50th anniver-
sary of its signing; 
(2) commends the European Union and the 
member nations of the European Union for the posi-
tive role which the institution has played in the 
growth, development, and prosperity of contem-
porary Europe; 
(3) recognizes the important role played by the 
European Union in fostering the independence, de-
mocracy, and economic development of the former 
Central European communist states following the 
end of the Cold War; 
(4) acknowledges the vital role of the European 
Union in the development of the close and mutually 
beneficial relationship that exists between the United 
States and Europe; 
(5) affirms that in order to strengthen the 
transatlantic partnership there must be a renewed 
commitment to regular and intensive consultations 
between the United States and the European Union; 
and 
(6) joins with the European Parliament in 
agreeing to strengthen the transatlantic partnership 
by enhancing the dialogue and collaboration between 
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the United States Congress and the European Par-
liament. 
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