ArmInfo. On March 24, in Yerevan, in the building of the Union of Artists of Armenia, the photo exhibition "Closer Union", dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome is opened.
At the exhibition opening, the head of the EU delegation to Armenia Piotr Switalski delivered a welcoming speech, who noted that the Treaty of Rome is a vivid example of how a small paper can change the whole course of history. "These agreements established the following principles for the entire European path: peace, solidarity, prosperity, equality, tolerance and legitimacy. These principles helped to rethink and change the whole concept of the European Union", the Diplomat noted. And in this context, he added that today, Europe, in the face of the European Union, is the most peaceful, secure, generous place comparing with other continents.
In his turn, Italian Ambassador to Armenia Giovanni Ricchuli noted that the opened exhibition is the evidence of the successes that Europe has achieved since the signing of the Treaty of Rome. He recalled that Europe in the course of its entire history confronted one or another of the challenges. "To this day, thanks to unity, Europe has successfully managed to deal with challenges. It was so, because all countries were convinced that European integration is a necessity, proceeding from the interests of all. And this approach corresponds to reality", the Diplomat noted. According to him, it is not a secret for anyone that Europe is still facing serious challenges. Ricchuli is convinced that the time has come for the Europeans, in the light of new challenges, to demonstrate how much they appreciate the great cooperation and solidarity.
To note, the exhibition is organized by the delegation of the European Union in Armenia and the Italian Embassy in Armenia and will last until March 27.
The Treaty of Rome is an international treaty signed in 1957 by the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on the elimination of all obstacles to the free movement of people, goods, services and capital. The Treaty of Rome of 1957 became the document that laid the foundation for the European Economic Community. In addition, on March 25, 1957, the same states signed another Rome Treaty, which laid the foundation for the functioning of the European Atomic Energy Community.
In modern terms, the Treaty of Rome consists of 6 parts (314 articles). The first part establishes the principles of the functioning of the European Community; the second part regulates the issues of citizenship, the third defines the main directions of the community policy (the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers of the European Union, the European Commission, the European Accounting Chamber, the European Socio-Economic Committee, the Committee of the Regions, the European Investment Bank), the fourth part regulates the issues of association with other countries and territories, the fifth defines community institutions, the sixth part includes general and final provisions. The latest changes to the Treaty of Rome were made by the Lisbon Treaty (officially called the Lisbon Treaty on Amendments to the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community), which entered into force in 2009.