The beginning of Europe merging into one power was that of Winston Churchill and dates back to as early as 1946 when he in a speech to youngsters in Zurich spoke of the need of a united Europe for the security, peace, and freedom of the land. The dream moved closer to reality when the Council of Europe was formed in 1949 with ten countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom with the objective of fostering the values of freedom, peace, and democracy across Europe. In 1957, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany became signatories to a treaty that led to the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC). This led to the formation of a single trade and commerce entity where all barriers were eliminated and thus became what was called as the “common market”. In 1958, the Court of Justice of the European Communities was assigned the complete onus of maintaining law and order through European law across the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community