Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman9 May 1950
The "Schuman declaration", considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union, later known as Europe Day
France · Government / Government of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The "Schuman declaration", considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union, later known as Europe Day
Monnet invites Britain to join the European Coal and Steel Community, rejected
Develops a plan for European economic & military unity & Franco-German rapprochment
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