41 years ago today, June 25, 1984 (May 26, 1984 in the lunar calendar), the European Community Conference was held. On June 25, 1984, the European Community Conference was held. European Communities: An international organization in which Western European countries promote European economic and political integration and have certain supranational mechanisms and functions. The general term for the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community. Also known as the European Common Market, or the European Community for short. The European Community is an important economic force in the world. The 12 countries have an area of 2.363 million square kilometers and a population of 346 million. In 1992, the GDP of the 12 European Community countries was US$6.8412 billion (based on the exchange rate and prices of that year). The European Community is the largest trading group in the world. In 1992, its total foreign trade volume was approximately US$2.9722 billion, of which exports were US$1.451.86 billion and imports were US$1.520.27 billion. Purpose of creation: ¢Ù Remove trade barriers between member states; ¢Ú Establish a single commercial policy for non-member states;¢Û Finally coordinate transportation systems, agricultural policies and general economic policies among member states;¢Ü Eliminate measures taken by private and government to restrict free competition; ¢Û Ensure the mobility of labor, capital and industrial and commercial entrepreneurs among member states.