How the EU was built up
There have been many influential and political figures, which have helped to get the European Union where it is today. In 1946 Winston Churchill, who was then the prime minister of United Kingdom, called for a “kind of United States of Europe”. He said this in a speech at the Zurich University. The first step ever taken to move towards what Winston Churchill said was taken in December 1946. The European Federalist Union was set into place in Paris. Ever since than France has been one of the biggest influences to every decision that was taken in the European Union.
Winston Churchill was again involved when the United European Movement was created in May 1947. Through the year of 1947 many movements were created, movements such as the Socialist United states of Europe. In June of the same year the Marshal plan was set up for the revival of Europe is announced. Towards the end of 1947 the European Union Federalists Congress was held in Montreux, Switzerland. In December of the same year the Unionist and Federalist organisations met within the International Coordination of Movements for the Unification of Europe Committee. That meeting turned out to be a positive and successful one.