Logo


 * The Logo **

 This is the Logo chosen by the team as a whole, the first one to be appointed as a possible logo, that has finally elected as the preferred one. This Logo has been chosen by the group members for mainly one reason, and that is the easiness to comprehend its meaning and power.

It is indeed a representation of a sequence of images that aim at explaining without words what is the European Union now. It presents three important pictures: one about the Treaties of Rome ( signed on March 25th, 1957 in Rome, and entered into force on January 1st, 1958 ), the second regarding the Treaty of Maastricht, or better known as Treaty on European Union ( signed on October 2nd 1997 and entered into force on, May 1st 1999) and the last one about the Treaty of Amsterdam ( signed on February 7th, 1992 and entered into force on November 1st, 1993).

These three treaties, have signed three key change in the European Union history: in **Rome**, in the year 1957 on the one hand the **European Economic Community** with the Six subscriber and on the other hand the European Atomic Energy Community (**Euratom**) signed the beginning of an important collaboration between the first member states (Germany, Italy, France and the three Benelux countries) that lead during time to what happened in 1997 with the **Treaty of Maastricht** and the establishment of the European Community. This Treaty is mainly known for the founding of the theory about the three pillars of the union, and namely: the European Communities, Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and policies and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (JHA) **.** Moreover it introduces the concept of European citizenship; strengthen the powers of the European Parliament and launches economic and monetary union (EMU). Last but not least the **Treaty of Amsterdam** that created the conditions to enable the EU to face the rapid evolution of the international situation, the globalization (in its diverse aspects and influences), ecological problems and many other problems.

To go back to the choice of the Logo, it appears now more clear the choice of this image. First of all, this sequence of image gives an idea of passing time, towards the future, a continuos improvement towards the integration, unification of the States. Those can be seen in the 12 stars of the flag. Those 12 stars, do not refer to each single country, but they are there to give a sort of idea of perfection (12 is the perfect number in many traditions and moreover they are the numbers of the watch) and to clearify the idea that this unification will create a sort of circle of the state and that each star will remain separate and independent from the others, with own personality. The stars, or Member States, are different, but unified in the same circle and chain. **Unified in diversity.**

This image is moreover strictly related to the name of the group: Schuman. With his declaration in 1950 in Paris and with his famous sentence "//Make was not only unthinkable, but materially impossible"// and the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community he set the practical bases (not only theoretical as many others) to achieve a European Community. === //**We go towards the future, we need to know the history, be conscious of what happened in the past, learn from the errors and continue with what has been proved to be good, this is the basic meaning of this Logo.**// ===  




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