Robert Schuman

During the last days of his first administration, Schuman's Government proposed plans that later resulted in the Council of Europe and the European Community single market

Schuman's government promoted post-war European cooperation, including initiatives that contributed to the Council of Europe and later supranational integration.

As French Foreign Minister, Schuman supported the creation of the Council of Europe, whose Statute was signed in London on 5 May 1949.

At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.

He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.

Schuman continued advocating supranational European cooperation while serving as French Foreign Minister.

The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.

The Council of Europe was established in 1949 as part of the wider post-war movement toward European cooperation.

At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.

He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.

The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.

Schuman publicly proposed pooling French and German coal and steel production under a common High Authority.

Proposes a community to integrate the coal and steel industries of Europe, the two elements necessary to make weapons of war

Schuman proposed pooling French and German coal and steel production under a common High Authority, opening the way to the ECSC.

France opened negotiations with five partner states on the institutional arrangements for pooling coal and steel production.

Schuman represented France's commitment to the Treaty of Paris and the new supranational Coal and Steel Community.

France and five partner states signed the Treaty of Paris, establishing the European Coal and Steel Community.

On 18 April 1951 six founder members sign the Treaty of Paris (1951) that formed the basis of the European Coal and Steel Community. They declared this date and the corresponding democratic, supranational principles to be the 'real foundation of Europe'

On 18 April 1951 six founder members sign the Treaty of Paris (1951) that formed the basis of the European Coal and Steel Community. They declared this date and the corresponding democratic, supranational principles to be the 'real foundation of Europe'

The EU grows out of the European Coal and Steel Community by the 6 founders, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France & Italy

The six founding states used the ECSC as the first supranational step toward the later European Economic Community.

The EU grows out of the European Coal and Steel Community by the 6 founders, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, France & Italy

The Treaty of Paris created the ECSC, providing an institutional model for the later European Economic Community.

Within one year, on 18 April 1951, the six founding members signed the Treaty of Paris. It created the European Coal and Steel Community - Europe’s first supranational Community. This organization paved the way for the European Economic Community and subsequently the European Union, which is still run by the innovative type of European institutions conceived in 1950

France joined West Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries in signing the Treaty of Paris establishing the ECSC.

France, Italy, the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) together with West Germany sign the Treaty of Paris creating the European Coal and Steel Community the following year

The European Coal and Steel Community is created, this takes over the role of the International Authority for the Ruhr and lifts some restrictions on German industrial productivity

The European Coal and Steel Community is created, this takes over the role of the International Authority for the Ruhr and lifts some restrictions on German industrial productivity

The Treaty of Paris entered into force, bringing the European Coal and Steel Community formally into existence.

The Treaties of Rome, 1957, created the Economic community and the nuclear non-proliferation Community, Euratom. Together with interGovernmental machinery of later treaties, these eventually evolved into the European Union

Schuman became the first President of the European Parliamentary Assembly created for the new European Communities.