Milestones_Of_EU

Milestones Of EU 1948: PLANS FOR A PEACEFUL EUROPE After the end of the Second World War, Europe looks for ways to prevent another outbreak of conflict. France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK sign the Brussels Treaty agreeing on military assistance, economic, social and cultural cooperation. A year later the same countries set up the Council of Europe - a forum for all European countries to discuss informal co-operation. 1951: THE FÝRST STEP: SCHUMAN'S VÝSÝON The "Six" - France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - sign the Treaty of Paris establishing the European Coal and Steel Community which comes into force in 1954. The treaty is based on French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman's 1950 declaration that coal and steel resources should be pooled to avoid European countries waging war on one another. The key European institutions also emerge at this time. The High Authority - which will later become the European Commission - is set up with Jean Monnet, the inspiration for the Schuman declaration, as its president. The treaty also establishes the Common Assembly - later the European Parliament - as well as the Council of Ministers and the Court of Justice. A year later the Six also sign the European european, treaty, countries, community, europe, eu, uk, eec, later, join, first, commission, year, union, new, president, parliament, negotiations, agreement, after, six, out, membership, member, maastricht, two, time, single, powers, number, members, meet, issues, france, force