Robert Schuman
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Robert Schuman
The declaration of 9 May 1950 is considered to be the founding text of European integration. Pronounced by Robert Schuman, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Salon de l'Horloge on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, this declaration proposed the creation of a European organisation responsible for pooling French and German coal and steel production and gave rise to the first European Community (ECSC). 9 May was established in 1985 as "Europe Day". The full text of this declaration is attached.
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6 May 2026
Paris is celebrating the 76th anniversary of the Declaration of 9 May 1950, the founding act of the European Community, in Place de la République. The Robert Schuman Foundation will be there
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