Let us remember 9 May...
...is Europe Day. It concerns all citizens of the European Union, as it celebrates the declaration made on 9 May 1950 by Robert Schuman. On that day, five years after the end of the Second World War, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Schuman, proposed to Germany and beyond to other countries the creation of a European organization whose purpose would be to pool the production of coal and steel. He thus launched the founding appeal of European construction and the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). At the European Council in Milan in 1985, the Heads of State and Government decided to establish 9 May as “Europe Day”. It has been commemorated annually since 1986.
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Robert Schuman's text of 9 May 1950
is available in 23 languages on the Foundation's website.Who was Robert Schuman? One of Europe's Founding Fathers
Consult the document regarding the Founding Fathers of EuropeConsult Jacques Rigaud's text: « 18 years in 1950: the European destiny of a generation »
Political notes : order Robert Schuman's book « For Europe »
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23 April 2024
The 15th edition of the Schuman Report on Europe, the State of the Union not only brings together key figures from the world of politics, including the President of the French Republic, the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Parliament, at the heart of the major issues that will determine the future of Europe. It also gives the floor to people from the worlds of business, research and diplomacy. Throughout the book, they share their analyses and their views on the added value of the European Union.
A bibliography relating to Robert Schuman
Robert Schuman. Du Lorrain des frontières au père de l'Europe.
Robert Schuman, homme d'État
Robert Schuman Père de l'Europe
Robert Schuman Père de l'Europe
La vie et l'oeuvre de Robert Schuman
De la déclaration Schuman à Pour l'Europe
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History of a treaty
This film is a retrospective of the events that marked the creation (1951) and the early years of the Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). It also describes the functioning of the ECSC institutions: High Authority and Court of Justice. In particular, it includes an extract from the speech given by Robert SCHUMAN on 9 May 1950 proposing the creation of the ECSC, the signing of the Treaty in Paris on 18 April 1951, the speeches given by Jean MONNET on 10 August 1952 at the inauguration of the ECSC High Authority and on 30 April 1953, on the eve of the opening of the European common market for steel and coal. (USIS Fund)
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