embourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK
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European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
address - 9-11 Rue de Varembe, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 749 11 11
FAX - [41] (22) 733 92 91
established - 4 January 1960
effective - 3 May 1960
aim - to promote expansion of free trade
members - (4) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
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European Investment Bank (EIB)
address - Boulevard Konrad Adenauer 100, L-2950 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
telephone - [352] 4379 3122
FAX - [352] 4379 3188, 4379 3189
established - 25 March 1957
effective - 1 January 1958
aim - to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors,
the EEC and the EC
members - (15) Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, UK
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European Monetary Union (EMU)
note - an integral part of the European Union; also known as the
European Economic and Monetary Union
address - c/o European Commission, Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels,
Belgium
telephone - [32] (2) 299 11 11
proposed - 1-2 December 1969 at summit conference of heads of
government
signed - 7 February 1992 Maastrict Treaty
aim - to promote a single market by creating a single currency, the
euro; time table - 2 May 1998: European exchange rates fixed for 1
January 1999; 1 January 1999: all banks and stock exchanges begin
using euros; 1 January 2002: the euro goes into circulation; 1 July
2002 local currencies no longer accepted
members - (11) Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain; note - Denmark,
Sweden, and UK decided not to join, and Greece did not meet all the
criteria to take part
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European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
note - acronym retained from the predecessor organization Conseil
Europeenne pour la Recherche Nucleaire
address - CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (22) 767 4101, 767 2141
FAX - [41] (22) 785 0247
established - 1 July 1953
effective - 29 September 1954
aim - to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
members - (20) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Gr