“欧洲联盟”的最初前身是1952年由法国、德国、意大利、荷兰、比利时和卢森堡等6国成立的“煤钢联营”;1958年扩大合作范围改称“欧洲经济共同体”;1967年再次扩大合作范围改称“欧洲共同体”;1972年,英国、丹麦和爱尔兰三国加入,完成了第一次规模的扩大; The original predecessor of the “European Union” was the coal-steel joint venture established in 1952 by six countries including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. In 1958, the scope of expanded cooperation was renamed the “European Economic Community”; in 1967, the cooperation was expanded again. The scope was renamed “European Community”; in 1972, Britain, Denmark and Ireland joined and completed the first scale expansion;