Image copyright AFP / Getty Images Image caption The French Foreign Ministry in Paris was lit up in EU colours for the celebrationsThe US was among those that sent congratulatory message to EU leaders.
The countries will sign a new declaration to honour the 1957 treaty, which paved the way for the bloc`s foundation.
Supporters and opponents of the EU are planning marches in Rome.
The original Treaty of Rome launched the European Economic Community, the EU`s forerunner.
And after a decade of crises and sense of growing threats at home and abroad, European leaders are looking for ways to reinvigorate their project, but struggling to find a united way forward.
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