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‘France and the Schuman Plan’ from The Economist (15 December 1951)
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Press article
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"France and the Schuman Plan", dans The Economist. 15.12.1951, No 5 651; Vol CLXI, pp. 1448.
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| Keywords |
ECSC Treaty, France, parliamentary debate, ratification of an agreement, Schuman plan, United Kingdom
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| Copyright |
© The Economist Newspaper Limited, London.
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On 15 December 1951, the British weekly journal The Economist considers the tenor of the debates taking place in France following the ratification of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
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SPECIAL FILES >> From the origins of the Schuman Plan to the ECSC Treaty >> The creation of the ECSC >> Ratification of the ECSC Treaty
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1950–1956 The formation of the community of Europe >> The birth of the community of Europe >> The creation of the ECSC >> Ratification of the ECSC Treaty
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France and the Schuman Plan
The ratification by overwhelming majority of the Schuman Plan treaty by the French parliament last Thursday is the most important European event since the foundation of the OEEC. The vote of 377 to 232 registered once more the clash between the fourth republican governmental coalition and its double Communist-Gaullist opposition pressing on both flanks. The Dutch Lower House was first of the six members to ratify the plan last October. The road is now open to debate in the Bundestag, which is expected to take place next week. If Dr Adenauer is able to prevent the defection of the right wing of his coalition, the treaty should be safe in harbour, for the smaller powers will then hardly refuse to ratify. The British Government has already stated its intention of sending a permanent delegation to the High Authority. This is the due consequence of the declaration made in Washington in October of British support of the proposed continental economic and defence communities to which Britain is not a party. The value of this support to the Schuman community will depend largely upon the quality of the appointed delegations and on the instructions that they receive. In French and Benelux eyes Britain is still regarded as the missing component, without which the Schuman community is in danger of German domination. In German eyes Br (...) Read more in ENA |
| See also |
Table comparing the votes cast during ratification of the ECSC Treaty
Ratification of the Treaty establishing the ECSC in France
Ratification of the Treaty establishing the ECSC in Belgium
Ratification of the Treaty establishing the ECSC in Italy
Parliamentary debates in the House of Commons on the British position on the Schuman Plan (13 June 1950)
Ratification of the Treaty establishing the ECSC in Luxembourg
Ratification of the Treaty establishing the ECSC in the Netherlands
Parliamentary debates in the House of Commons on the Schuman Plan (27 June 1950)
Conclusions of a meeting of the Cabinet on the refusal to participate in the negotiations on the Schuman Plan (London, 2 June 1950)
Signing of the Single European Act (Luxembourg, 17 February 1986)
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