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1955 in Belgium

Explore 8 historical events and records for Belgium in 1955.

Historical records for Belgium in 1955

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June

Messina Conference

Spaak, Paul-Henri Charles ยท Messina ยท Foreign Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Represents Belgium at the Messina Conference and later chairs the committee on the common market.

Treaty of Rome

Spaak, Paul-Henri Charles ยท Messina ยท Foreign Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Spaak attends the Messina Conference as the Six relaunch negotiations on a common market and atomic-energy community.

July

Treaty of Rome

Snoy et d'Oppuers, Jean-Charles ยท Brussels ยท Head of Belgian Delegation ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Snoy represents Belgium in the intergovernmental work that develops the proposals launched at Messina.

Treaty of Rome

Spaak, Paul-Henri Charles ยท Brussels ยท Chair of Intergovernmental Committee ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Spaak chairs the constituent meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee created to prepare proposals for a common market and Euratom.

Spaak Committee

Spaak, Paul-Henri Charles ยท Brussels ยท Foreign Minister of Belgium ยท Government / Government of Belgium

Chairs the committee charged with preparing proposals for a European common market and Euratom.

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Engineering Degree

Englert, Francois ยท Brussels ยท Science / Physics

Graduates from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles as a civil electrical-mechanical engineer.

Intracellular Digestion Organelle

de Duve, Christian Rene Marie Joseph ยท Louvain ยท Cell Biologist ยท Science / Medicine

Explains a cellular system responsible for intracellular digestion and recycling.

Lysosome Discovery

de Duve, Christian Rene Marie Joseph ยท Louvain ยท Cell Biologist ยท Science / Medicine

Identifies lysosomes as enzyme-containing structures within cells.

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