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called the Treaty of Rome, to facilitate the removal of barriers, so trade could be accomplished
among member nations; eventual coordination of transportation systems, agricultural and
economic policies; the removal of all measures restricting free competition; and the assurance of
the mobility of labor, capital, and entrepreneurship. The partnership began with six countries:
France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. George McGhee, the
former U.S. ambassador to West Germany, said that “the Treaty of Rome, which brought the
Common Market into being, was nurtured at the Bilderberg meetings.” In 1967, the ECSC,
EURATOM, and EEC were brought together into a single group that was known as the European
Community.
In 1973, Henry Kissinger, Nixon’s Secretary of State (known to favor one-world
government) urged the Common Market to include four more nations: Norway, United
Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland. Norway eventually backed out, but on May 28, 1979, in
Athens, Greece became the tenth nation to join the Common Market. When they officially
became a member in January, 1981, Europe was as unified as it was in 814, when Charlemagne,
founder of the Roman Empire, died.
A French foreign minister said: “The Europe of the future, when it finally unites politically as
well as economically, will be the mightiest force on earth.” Walter Hallstein said: “Make no
mistake about it, we are not in business, we are in politics. We are building the United States of
Europe.” Time magazine wrote: “If the Europe of tomorrow could muster the political will, it
could become a co-equal of the other two superpowers, the United States and Russia...” Another
publication said: “The European Common Market is emerging to shake the world economically
and politically.” England’s former Prime Minister, Edward Heath, said: “Europe must unite or
perish.”
Another huge step was taken toward a united Europe when a direct-election was held June 7-
9, 1979 that elected a 410 member European Parliament, the first in over 1,000 years. It was
made up of members from the countries of Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, and Luxembourg. With the Maastricht Treaty in 1992,
and the Amsterdam Treaty in 1997, they now possess actual legislative authority. Now with 626
members, the body includes the United Kingdom and Germany, as well as Greece, Spain,
Portugal, Finland, Sweden, and Austria. They are headquartered in Strasbourg, France, but are
also known to work in Brussels, Belgium and Luxembourg. They are the parliamentary body of
the European Union.
On March 17, 1979, the Common Market initiated a new monetary system to encourage trade
and investment by stabilizing their currency values in relation to each other. The main feature of
this link-up was a $33 billion fund made up of each other’s gold and currency reserves. Members
could borrow against this fund to support their own currencies. The value of each of the
participating currencies was set against “European Currency Units” established by the fund.
On January 1, 1986, Spain and Portugal became the 11th and 12th members of the European
Community. On November 11, 1991, Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN,
wrote: “If the Bush Administration has a vision of the New World Order, it is time to share it
with the Europeans and Americans, because a New World Order is precisely what is emerging
on the continent of Europe today.” On December 9-11, 1991, at a meeting in Maastricht, in the
Netherlands, a serious effort was made to establish a common currency, and discussions were
held concerning a common foreign policy, and a common defense policy. After the 1992 Treaty
of Maastricht, the Common Market became known as the European Union.
On December 31, 1992, the “Single Europe Act” went into effect, uniting the 12 nations into