France · Government / European Economic Community (EEC). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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.
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'
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 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.
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