Lukas Mandl· PPE

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The European Union is experiencing the longest period in its history without a Treaty reform

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The claim states this is the longest period without treaty reform in EU history, but the 29-year gap between Rome (1958) and the Single European Act (1987) was nearly twice as long as the current 16-year gap since Lisbon (2009)

Omissions

• The gap between the Treaty of Rome (1 January 1958) and the Single European Act (1 July 1987) lasted 29 years and 6 months, which is substantially longer than the current period since Lisbon
• The speaker ignores the founding period of the European Communities when measuring 'Europe's history' without treaty reform

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Parliament - Treaty of LisbonTreaty of Lisbon entered into force: 1 December 2009
• SecondaryEuropean Parliament Luxembourg - FacebookMaastricht Treaty entered into force on 1 November 1993
• TertiaryWikipedia - Single European ActSingle European Act came into effect on 1 July 1987