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The EEC was created in 1957 by the Treaty of Rome, which was signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. The United Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland joined in 1973, followed by Greece in 1981 and Portugal and Spain in 1986.
The EEC, Euratom, and the ECSC—collectively referred to as the European Communities—later became the principal institutions of the EU. The Commission (officially known as the European Commission) consists of a permanent civil service directed by commissioners.