Treaty of Paris

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The Treaty of Paris is a 1951 agreement that founded the European Coal and Steel Community, laying an early cornerstone for what would become the European Union and its institutions.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Treaty of Paris (1951) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding treaty
international treaty
treaty establishing a European Community
aimedAt creating a common market for coal and steel
preventing future war between France and Germany
promoting economic integration in Western Europe
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Paris (1951)
surface form: ECSC Treaty
appliedToTerritory territories of the six founding ECSC member states
category 1951 in international relations
Treaty of Rome
surface form: Treaties establishing European Communities
created European Coal and Steel Community
createdInstitution Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community
Court of Justice of the European Union
surface form: Court of Justice of the European Coal and Steel Community

High Authority of the ECSC
surface form: High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

Special Council of Ministers of the ECSC
surface form: Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community
createdSupranationalPowersFor High Authority of the ECSC
dateSigned 1951-04-18
enteredIntoForce 1952-07-23
establishedOrganization European Coal and Steel Community
expiredOn 2002-07-23
geopoliticalContext post-World War II Western Europe
historicalSignificance early cornerstone of European integration
precursor to the European Union
inspiredBy Schuman Declaration
language Dutch
French
German
Italian
legalNature supranational treaty
legalSuccessor Treaty of Rome
officialName Treaty of Paris (1951)
surface form: Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community
partOf foundational treaties of European Communities
placeSigned Paris
policyArea European economic integration
European industrial policy
relatedTo Treaty on European Union
surface form: Treaty of Maastricht

Treaty of Rome
surface form: Treaty of Rome (1957)
shortName Treaty of Paris self-linksurface differs
signatory Belgium
France
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
West Germany
sponsoredBy Robert Schuman
subjectMatter coal
steel
supersededBy later European Union treaties

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Treaty of Paris shortName Treaty of Paris self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Treaty of Paris (1951)