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The Schuman Declaration — The founding proposal of Community Europe, 1950
In the Salon de l’Horloge, Robert Schuman, on Jean Monnet’s plan, proposed placing Franco-German coal and steel under a common authority — making war “not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible”. The ECSC was born in 1951; its anniversary has become Europe Day. (Editorial synthesis)
The Schuman Declaration took place on 9 May 1950. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Schuman Declaration took place in Paris. (source: Ministère des Affaires étrangères)
The Schuman Declaration ended in coal and steel placed under a single authority. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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