▁no ▁longer ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁treat ies . ▁ ▁The ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁pill ar ▁structure ▁was ▁first ▁proposed ▁under ▁the ▁European ▁Constitution ▁but ▁that ▁treat y ▁was ▁not ▁rat ified . ▁ ▁EU ▁evolution ▁tim eline ▁ ▁Institution s ▁ ▁By ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁Mer ger ▁Tre aty , ▁all ▁three ▁Commun ities ▁were ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁institution al ▁framework . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Common ▁Assembly / Europe an ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice , ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁EC SC , ▁were ▁already ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁E EC ▁and ▁E A EC , ▁but ▁they ▁had ▁different ▁execut ives . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁treat y ▁gave ▁the ▁Council ▁and ▁Commission ▁of ▁the ▁E EC ▁responsibility ▁over ▁EC SC ▁and ▁E A EC ▁affairs , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁Coun c ils ▁of ▁the ▁EC SC ▁and ▁E A EC , ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁the ▁E A EC ▁and ▁the ▁High ▁Author ity ▁of ▁the ▁EC SC . ▁These ▁govern ed ▁the ▁three ▁Commun ities ▁till ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁M embers ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁Commun ities ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁membership , ▁the ▁six ▁states ▁that ▁signed ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris ▁and ▁subsequent ▁treat ies ▁were ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Inner ▁Six " ▁( the ▁" outer ▁seven " ▁were ▁those ▁countries ▁who ▁formed ▁the ▁European ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Association ). ▁The ▁six ▁found ing ▁countries ▁were ▁France ,