<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1958--1993 / 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Flag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Anthem "Ode to Joy" (orchestral) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> EEC in 1993 </Td> </Tr>

The purpose of the founding of the european union (e.u.) in 1993 was to