Schuman Declaration

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The Schuman Declaration was a 1950 proposal by French foreign minister Robert Schuman to place French and German coal and steel production under a common authority, laying the foundation for European integration and ultimately the European Union.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf founding document of European integration
political declaration
addressedTo governments of Europe
aimedAt economic integration of Europe
making war between France and Germany materially impossible
promoting peace in Europe
announcedBy Robert Schuman
associatedPerson Jean Monnet
commemoratedOn Europe Day
commemorationDate May 9
context Franco-German reconciliation
post-World War II reconstruction
coreIdea creation of a supranational High Authority
pooling of coal and steel production
countryOfOrigin France
date 1950-05-09
draftedWithAssistanceFrom Jean Monnet
foundationFor European Union
European integration
hasAuthor Robert Schuman
hasProposer Robert Schuman
historicalSignificance marked the birth of organized European integration
influenced Treaties of Rome
development of supranational European institutions
language French
ledTo European Coal and Steel Community
Treaty of Paris (1951)
legalNature political proposal
mainProposal placing French and German coal and steel production under a common High Authority
place Paris
policyArea economic policy
foreign policy
security policy
politicalOrientation pro-European integration
positionOfAnnouncer French Minister of Foreign Affairs
proposedInstitution High Authority for coal and steel
proposedInstitutionType supranational authority
proposedTo Federal Republic of Germany
other European countries
recognizedAs starting point of the process leading to the European Union
relatedOrganization European Coal and Steel Community
European Union
resultedIn creation of the European Coal and Steel Community
subjectMatter coal and steel
economic cooperation
peace and security in Europe
year 1950


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