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Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Rome, 25 March 1957)
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Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Rome, 25 March 1957)

On 25 March 1957, the representatives of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands sign the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom).

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Title Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (Rome, 25 March 1957)
Document type Treaty
Source Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and connected documents. Luxembourg: Publishing Services of the European Communities, [s.d.], pp. 7-131.
Keywords EAEC, EAEC Treaty
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Caption On 25 March 1957, the representatives of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands sign the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom).
Location in the digital library RESEARCH AND TEACHING >> University education >> EU Constitutional Law (Prof. Herwig Hofmann, University of Luxembourg, 2nd edition, 2010) >> I. The development of European integration
SPECIAL FILES >> Luxembourg and the European integration process >> Founder member of the European Communities
SPECIAL FILES >> European revival and the Rome Treaties >> The signing and ratification of the Rome Treaties >> The signing of the Rome Treaties
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> Financing >> The general budget of the European Union
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> Origin and development >> The founding of the European Communities
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1957–1968 Successes and crises >> The establishment of the EEC and Euratom >> The signing of the Rome Treaties
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> Introduction
Document extract Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUCHESS OF LUXEMBOURG, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS, REALISING that nuclear energy constitutes the essential resource for ensuring the expansion and invigoration of production and for effecting progress in peaceful achievement, CONVINCED that only a common effort undertaken without delay can lead to achievements commensurate with the creative capacities of their countries, RESOLVED to create the conditions required for the development of a powerful nuclear industry which will provide extensive supplies of energy, lead to the modernisation of technical processes and in addition have many other applications contributing to the well-being of their peoples, ANXIOUS to establish conditions of safety which will eliminate danger to the life and health of the people, DESIROUS of associating other countries with them in their work and of co-operating with international organisations concerned with the peaceful development of atomic energy, HAVE DECIDED to establish a European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) and to this end have designated as their p (...) Read more in ENA
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