On the anniversary of the founding of the ECSC, it is important to remember the relationship between European peace and European Union:
On May 8 2005, Europe celebrated 60 years since the cessation of war in Europe. On 9 May it celebrates 55 years of the economic union designed to maintain that peace.
On 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman, then French Minister of Foreign Affairs, proposed, in what is now known as the Schuman Declaration, the idea of a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). He spoke to a Europe reeling from war and his aim was to fuse the economic foundations of the major European states to the point where war became "not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible".
Good work, Everyone!
On May 8 2005, Europe celebrated 60 years since the cessation of war in Europe. On 9 May it celebrates 55 years of the economic union designed to maintain that peace.
On 9 May 1950, Robert Schuman, then French Minister of Foreign Affairs, proposed, in what is now known as the Schuman Declaration, the idea of a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). He spoke to a Europe reeling from war and his aim was to fuse the economic foundations of the major European states to the point where war became "not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible".
Good work, Everyone!
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