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The EEC became the EU in 1993.

Do you mean the eurozone? The EU as we know it today came into existence (Maastricht treaty). The eurozone was 1999.

The EU was founded in 1993, and traces its roots back to EEC (1957) and ECSC (1951).

it is quite clear in the Maastrict treaty that the EU was a newly established entity that absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of the former entities

(in the same way the United States absorbed the obligations and responsibilities of Great Britain in the 13 colonies)

(regardless, I got my dates wrong, I was thinking of Nice...)

Buddy take the L on that comment