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Belgium in 1956

Historical records for Belgium in 1956, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
8Events
4Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

April

21 April 1956Spaak ReportPaul-Henri Charles Spaak

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

Presents the Spaak Report recommending a common market and atomic energy community.

21 April 1956Treaty of RomeJean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

Snoy contributes to the Belgian delegation's work behind the Spaak Report on the common market and Euratom.

May

29 May 1956Treaty of RomePaul-Henri Charles Spaak

Venice · Government / Government of Belgium

Spaak joins the Venice Conference, where the Six accept the Spaak Report as the basis for treaty negotiations.

30 May 1956Government ReportPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Venice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members

30 May 1956Spaak ReportPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Venice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Spaak report is accepted at the Venice Conference where the decision is taken to organise an InterGovernmental Conference. The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members

June

26 June 1956Treaty of RomeJean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

At the Brussels opening, Snoy takes Belgium's seat among the six national heads of delegation.

July

July 1956Val Duchesse NegotiationsJean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers

Brussels · Government / Government of Belgium

Represents Belgium during detailed negotiations on the common market and Euratom.

September

September 1956Treaty of RomeJean-Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers

Val Duchesse · Government / Government of Belgium

Snoy leads Belgian participation as detailed treaty negotiations continue at Val Duchesse near Brussels.

November

8 November 1956Comet Arend-RolandSylvain Julien Victor Arend

Uccle · Science / Astronomy

Co-discovers the bright comet later known as Arend-Roland.

8 November 1956Discovery of C 1956 R1Sylvain Julien Victor Arend

Uccle · Science / Astronomy

Identifies a comet that becomes a prominent naked-eye object in 1957.

Other Events

1956Conference of MessinaPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Messina · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Messina Conference establishes the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report

1956Government ReportPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Messina · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Messina Conference establishes the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report

1956InterGovernmental ConferencePaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Venice · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The InterGovernmental Conference on the Common Market and Euratom focused on economic unity, leading to the Treaties of Rome being signed in 1957 which established the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) among the members

1956Spaak ReportPaul Henri-Charles Spaak

Messina · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

The Messina Conference establishes the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report

Names involved

Jean-Charles Snoy et d'OppuersPaul Henri-Charles SpaakPaul-Henri Charles SpaakSylvain Julien Victor Arend

Places involved

BrusselsMessinaUccleVal DuchesseVenice

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.