A shared history

European construction did not begin in 1950. This thread links the ancient inheritance, the Judeo-Christian matrix and the contemporary Union.

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1941 War Contemporary period Belarus

Occupation and destruction

A quarter of the population perishes; hundreds of villages are razed.

1942 Event Contemporary period Malta

George Cross

King George VI decorates the entire island for its endurance under bombardment.

1943 Event Contemporary period Bulgaria

Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews

Under pressure from the Orthodox Church and parliamentarians, deportation is cancelled.

1943 Event Contemporary period Denmark

Rescue of the Danish Jews

In a few nights, more than 7,000 Jews are evacuated to neutral Sweden.

1944 Event Contemporary period Iceland

Proclamation of the Republic in Iceland

On 17 June, at Þingvellir, Iceland breaks the link with the Danish crown.

1944 Event Contemporary period San Marino

Sheltering refugees

The neutral republic houses more than 100,000 people, ten times its population.

1944 Event Contemporary period Netherlands

Benelux customs union

Signed in London by the governments in exile, it prefigures the common market.

1944 War Contemporary period Slovakia

Slovak National Uprising

One of the largest armed revolts against the Axis in occupied Europe.

1949 Text Contemporary period Germany

Bonn Basic Law

“Human dignity shall be inviolable”: Article 1 places the person — a Christian and humanist legacy — at the summit of the legal order.

1949 Institution European construction

Council of Europe

Ten states found in London the first European political organisation, matrix of the Convention on Human Rights.