The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm. Summoned by King Louis XVI to propose solutions to his government's financial problems, the Estates-General convened for several weeks in May and June 1789.
The process of expanding the European Union (EU) through the accession of new member states began with the Inner six, who founded the European economic community in 1958.
