Monnet5 : 60th Anniversary of the conference that gave birth to Europe’s democratic struggle. Text of Schuman’s speech
18, June, 2010
On 20 June 1950, Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, opened the Schuman Plan Conference, that gave birth to modern Europe, based on the European Communities. This supranational Community system made a complete break with history and Europe’s record of wars and bloodshed. The Conference defined the five major democratic institutions of Europe: European Commission (High… » read more
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