United European States (Groß-Deutschland)

The United European States is a semi-political economic cooperation pact between most of the European countries, having formed gradually over the last 50 years. Its founding members were Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy.

Purpose
The United European States is an organization to provide for the common European Market, promote free trade and free flow of labor across Europe, provide for the common defense of the members of the UES, and promote freedom and republicanism across the world. Its chief proponents are the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Greece, and Italy.

History
The UES began as an organization called the European Steel Community, begun after World War II to provide a common market for steel to aid in reconstruction efforts after the devastation wrought in the war. A separate organization, the European Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas Community was formed in 1952 to help stabilize energy prices, and brought about uniform safety regulations across free Europe and enabled energy companies to better compete across the continent. A third community, the European Atomic Energy Organization, or Euratom, was formed in 1956 to direct European Nuclear Energy and safeguard it against Russian intervention.

In 1962, these three organizations were streamlined into one body, the European Community, providing for unified energy policies and commodities trading across the UES membership.