Treaty of Rome

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founding treaty of the European Communities international treaty

The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.

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Label	Occurrences
Treaty establishing the European Community	52
Treaty of Rome canonical	34
Treaty establishing the European Economic Community	26
Treaty of Rome (1957)	8
EEC Treaty	7
Treaties of Rome	4
EC Treaty	2
Treaty of Rome 1957	2
Treaties establishing European Communities	1
Treaties of Rome (1957)	1
Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community	1
Treaty establishing the European Community (EC)	1
Treaty establishing the European Community (pre‑Maastricht) economic provisions	1
Treaty of 25 March 1957	1
Treaty of Rome 1957 (EEC) (not an original signatory)	1
Treaty of Rome 1957 common market provisions	1
original 1957 Treaty of Rome	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T326691 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Rome
Context triple: [European Economic Community, foundedByTreaty, Treaty of Rome]

A. Treaty on European Union
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundational agreement that created the modern European Union and introduced the framework for a single currency, common foreign and security policy, and closer political integration among its member states.
B. Treaty of Paris 1947
The Treaty of Paris of 1947 was a post–World War II peace agreement that formally ended hostilities between the Allied powers and several Axis-aligned European states, redrawing borders and imposing political and military terms.
C. Locarno Treaties
The Locarno Treaties were a series of 1925 diplomatic agreements in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy sought to stabilize post–World War I Europe by guaranteeing Western borders and promoting reconciliation with Germany.
D. Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was a 1919 peace settlement that dismantled the Austro-Hungarian Empire, recognized new nation-states in Central Europe, and imposed territorial and military restrictions on Austria after World War I.
E. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is one of the EU’s primary founding treaties, setting out its institutional framework, policy competences, and detailed rules governing the functioning of the Union’s internal market and other key areas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Rome
Target entity description: The Treaty of Rome is a 1957 international agreement that established the European Economic Community, laying a foundational step toward today’s European Union and its single market.

A. Treaty on European Union
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundational agreement that created the modern European Union and introduced the framework for a single currency, common foreign and security policy, and closer political integration among its member states.
B. Treaty of Paris 1947
The Treaty of Paris of 1947 was a post–World War II peace agreement that formally ended hostilities between the Allied powers and several Axis-aligned European states, redrawing borders and imposing political and military terms.
C. Locarno Treaties
The Locarno Treaties were a series of 1925 diplomatic agreements in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy sought to stabilize post–World War I Europe by guaranteeing Western borders and promoting reconciliation with Germany.
D. Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was a 1919 peace settlement that dismantled the Austro-Hungarian Empire, recognized new nation-states in Central Europe, and imposed territorial and military restrictions on Austria after World War I.
E. Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is one of the EU’s primary founding treaties, setting out its institutional framework, policy competences, and detailed rules governing the functioning of the Union’s internal market and other key areas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	founding treaty of the European Communities ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
aimedAt	creation of a customs union ⓘ economic integration in Western Europe ⓘ free movement of capital ⓘ free movement of goods ⓘ free movement of persons ⓘ free movement of services ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	EEC Treaty ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rome Treaty of 25 March 1957 ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rome
amendedBy	Single European Act ⓘ Treaty of Amsterdam ⓘ Treaty of Lisbon ⓘ Treaty of Nice ⓘ Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty) ⓘ linked to: Treaty on European Union
created	common market among member states ⓘ
createdInstitution	Commission of the European Economic Community ⓘ linked to: European Commission Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community ⓘ linked to: Council of the European Union Court of Justice of the European Economic Community ⓘ linked to: Court of Justice of the European Union European Parliamentary Assembly ⓘ linked to: European Parliament
enteredIntoForceOn	1958-01-01 ⓘ
established	Euratom (European Atomic Energy Community) ⓘ linked to: European Atomic Energy Community European Economic Community ⓘ
foundationFor	EU single market ⓘ linked to: European Union internal market European Union ⓘ
fullName	Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Rome
historicalContext	post-World War II European integration ⓘ
language	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ
legalSuccessorText	consolidated into the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
policyArea	agricultural policy ⓘ economic policy ⓘ trade policy ⓘ transport policy ⓘ
predecessorOf	Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
providedFor	European Investment Bank ⓘ European Social Fund ⓘ common agricultural policy ⓘ linked to: Common Agricultural Policy common transport policy ⓘ
relatedTo	Treaty of Brussels (1948) ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Brussels Treaty of Paris (1951) ⓘ
signatoryState	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Luxembourg ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ West Germany ⓘ
signedAt	Palazzo dei Conservatori ⓘ
signedIn	Rome ⓘ
signedInCountry	Italy ⓘ
signedOn	1957-03-25 ⓘ

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Referenced by (144)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Economic Community → foundedByTreaty → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union → replaced → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Commission → legalBasis → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Council of the European Union → legalBasis → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Westbindung → implementedThrough → Treaties of Rome (1957) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Court of Justice of the European Union → establishedBy → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

European Investment Bank → foundingTreaty → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Treaty on European Union → predecessor → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

European integration → hasKeyEvent → Treaty of Rome 1957 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Economic and Social Committee → legalBasis → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Treaty of Rome → fullName → Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Rome → alsoKnownAs → EEC Treaty ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Rome → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of 25 March 1957 ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Common Agricultural Policy → basedOnTreaty → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Merger Treaty → precededBy → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Merger Treaty → precededBy → Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

EEC → foundingTreaty → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Common Market → foundedByTreaty → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Common Market → legalBasis → Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Union internal market → developedFrom → Treaty of Rome 1957 common market provisions ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Union customs union → hasLegalBasisIn → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Treaty of Lisbon → reforms → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Lisbon → renamed → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Lisbon → amends → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Franco-German reconciliation → hasKeyEvent → Treaty of Rome (1957) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaties of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Treaty of Rome 1957 (EEC) (not an original signatory) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities) → relatedTo → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Schuman Declaration → influenced → Treaties of Rome ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Civil Service Tribunal → legalBasis → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Paris (1951) → legalSuccessor → Treaty of Rome (1957) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Board of Governors of the European Investment Bank → establishedBy → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

CJUE → establishedBy → Treaty of Rome (1957) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Paris (1951) → legalSuccessor → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

subject linked to: Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Paris (1951) → relatedTo → Treaty of Rome (1957) ⓘ

subject linked to: Treaty of Paris

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Paris (1951) → category → Treaties establishing European Communities ⓘ

subject linked to: Treaty of Paris

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Amsterdam → amends → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Single European Act → amended → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Single European Act → amended → EEC Treaty ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaties of France → hasPart → Treaty of Rome (1957) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Treaty of Brussels (1975) → amends → Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Paediatric Regulation → legalBasis → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Social Fund → createdBy → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Treaty of Nice → amends → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Communities Act 1972 → relatedTo → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 → legalBasis → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Council Directive 2001/86/EC → legalBasis → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Relations → governedBy → Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Council of the European Atomic Energy Community → establishedBy → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

Brussels Treaty of 1965 → precededBy → Treaty of Rome (1957) ⓘ

linked to: Treaty of Rome

Common Agricultural Policy → legalBasis → Treaty of Rome ⓘ

subject linked to: CAP

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