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European Union leaders have stressed the need for unity at a celebration in the Italian capital marking 60 years since the Treaty of Rome was signed. It was signed in Rome in March 1957 by France, the then West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg - the core of the original EEC, who described themselves as "determined to lay the foundations of an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe". After the traditional “family photo” at noon, a press conference will be held: participants include Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (who is currently the acting president of the EU), European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, and European Council President Donald Tusk.
European Union leaders gather in Rome to mark 60 years since the Treaty of Rome was signed.