Drafting of Schuman Plan
Monnet helped design the proposal that became the Schuman Declaration and the foundation for the ECSC.
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Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet Biography and Timeline
Follow Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet through 7 dated historical records for France.
Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1950–1955Years on this page
1950
1951
ECSC Treaty Negotiations
Monnet helped shape the supranational institutions incorporated into the Treaty of Paris establishing the ECSC.
1952
ECSC Institutions Begin Work
Monnet oversaw the start of work by the ECSC High Authority as the first European supranational executive.
Role range: 1952-1955
High Authority Presidency
Monnet became the first President of the ECSC High Authority and led the new supranational executive.
Role range: 1952-1955
1953
Coal Common Market
The ECSC common market for coal opened while Monnet chaired the High Authority.
Role range: 1952-1955
Steel Common Market
The ECSC common market for steel opened, extending practical economic integration under Monnet's High Authority.
Role range: 1952-1955
1955
Action Committee for Europe
Monnet founded the Action Committee for the United States of Europe to mobilise political support for deeper integration.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.