Benelux is the region of Europe comprising Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The name is formed from the beginning of each country's name, and was created for the Benelux Economic Union, but is now used in a more generic way.
The Benelux Economic Union (Benelux Economische Unie/Union Économique Benelux) was signed in 1944 and came into force in 1948 to promote the free movement of workers, capital, services, and goods in the region. Its founding contributed to the founding of the European Union (EU), though the immediate precusors to the EU were founded later (the ECSC in 1951 and the EEC in 1957). The three countries were also founding members of these organisations, together with West Germany, France, and Italy.
Benelux, collective designation for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, particularly in relation to their membership their own trade pact, the...
The establishment of Benelux in 1947 by Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg was an important event, not only for the three participating nations, but also for the world.
Progress was made among the Beneluxcountries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg in 1949, although many complex obstacles made impossible the accomplishment of complete economic union of the three countries by Jan. 1, 1950, which was envisaged in the agreements reached in 1948.
Benelux is the region of Europe comprising Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
The Benelux Economic Union (Benelux Economische Unie/Union Économique Benelux) was signed in 1944 and came into force in 1948 to promote the free movement of workers, capital, services, and goods in the region.
Its founding contributed to the founding of the European Union (EU), though the immediate precusors to the EU were founded earlier (the ECSC in 1951 and the EEC in 1957).
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