Apr 1994Nine former Soviet republicsform military alliance (CST)
Dec 1994–Aug 1996Russian attempt tocrush Chechnya fails
Jan 1995Austria, Finlandand Sweden joinEuropean Union
Dec 1995Dayton Agreementends Bosnian War
Jan 1999Euro adopted by 11 EUnations, including France,Germany, Italy and Spain
Mar 1999Czech Republic,Hungary andPoland join NATO
24 Mar–11 Jun 1999NATO intervenesin Kosovo