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Euratom
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European NAvigator. Etienne Deschamps. Translated by the CVCE.
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EAEC Treaty, international negotiations, signature of an agreement
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HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1957–1968 Successes and crises >> The failure of Euratom
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Euratom
The negotiations preceding the establishment of the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) were long and difficult. They accurately illustrated the extent to which national interests on this matter differed. In October 1956, the heads of the delegations at the Intergovernmental Conference of the Six instructed Louis Armand (President of the French national railways), Franz Etzel (Vice-President of the ECSC High Authority) and Francesco Giordani (former President of the Italian Committee for Nuclear Research) to draw up a report on Europe’s requirements and potential for generating electricity from nuclear energy. In May 1957, the report of the ‘Three Wise Men’ – entitled ‘A Target for Euratom’ – noted the extent to which European countries were dependent on oil from the Middle East: the Six were responsible for just 15% of the world’s energy production. The aim, therefore, was to prevent oil from becoming a device for exerting international pressure. The document anticipated energy imports into Europe doubling, even tripling over the next few years. Accordingly, it recommended the building of nuclear power stations as a gradual replacement for those running on coal and oil. Europe’s international independence and prestige were at stake. During diplomatic discussions between the Six, France clearly indicated to its partners that it gave priority (...) Read more in ENA |
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Negotiation of the Rome Treaties (1955–1956)
Signing of the EEC and EAEC Treaties (Rome, 25 March 1957)
Poster publicising the signing of the Rome Treaties (1957)
Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice (Nice, 26 February 2001) — consolidated version 2007
The Brussels Treaty (17 March 1948)
Protocol (No 6) on the Statute of the Court of Justice (Nice, 26 February 2001) — consolidated version 2004
Signing of the Treaty of Accession to the European Union by Austria (Corfu, 24 June 1994)
Statement by Christian A. Herter on the status of Berlin (Geneva, 5 June 1959)
Signing of the Treaty establishing the EDC (Paris, 27 May 1952)
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