Poster published for the Congress of Europe held in The Hague from 7 to 10 May 1948. The red ‘E’ chosen as the symbol for a united Europe will be replaced definitively by a green ‘E’ some months later when the European Movement is established in Brussels.

Auf einem Kongress in Den Haag vom 7. bis zum 10. Mai 1948 unter dem Vorsitz des ehemaligen britischen Premierministers Winston Churchill versammeln sich die verschiedenen pro-europäischen Aktivisten-Gruppen, um die öffentliche Meinung und die Regierungen für die Schaffung eines vereinten Europas zu gewinnen. Die Veranstaltung wird fünf Monate später zur Gründung der Europäischen Bewegung führen, die ihrerseits einen Beitrag zur Schaffung des Europarates in Straßburg leisten wird.

Auf einem Kongress vom 7. bis zum 10. Mai 1948 unter dem Vorsitz des ehemaligen britischen Premierministers Winston Churchill fordern die verschiedenen pro-europäischen aktivistischen Gruppen die Schaffung eines vereinten Europas.

Held from 7 to 10 May 1948 under the honorary chairmanship of the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, the Congress of Europe in The Hague is attended by over 800 pro-European activists who determine the political, economic, social and cultural frameworks for the establishment of a united Europe.

On 7 May 1948, Willem Adriaan Johan Visser, Mayor of the City of The Hague, delivers the opening address at the Congress of Europe in The Hague, observed by Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard.

On 7 May 1948, Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, addresses the Congress of Europe in The Hague of which he is the honorary Chairman and warns specifically against the threat to the future of European unification posed by the Soviet Union.

On 7 May 1948, Willem Adriaan Johan Visser, Mayor of the City of The Hague, delivers the welcoming address at the Congress of Europe in The Hague, observed by Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard.

On 7 May 1948, at the opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister and Honorary Chairman of the Congress, takes the stand in the Ridderzaal of the Binnenhof, home to the Netherlands’ Parliament, to deliver an address in which he warns, in particular, against the threat represented by the Soviet Union for the future of European unification.

On 7 May 1948, Senator Pieter Adriaan Kerstens, Vice-President of the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) and Chairman of the Dutch Committee for a United Europe, gives the inaugural address at the Congress of Europe in The Hague in the presence, in particular, of Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, Paul Ramadier, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard.

On 7 May 1948, at the opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, Paul Ramadier, former French Prime Minister, delivers an address in which he places particular emphasis on the importance of progressing beyond the rule of unanimity and national sovereignty to build a European union with the support of the general public.

On 7 May 1948, at the opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister and Honorary President of the Congress, delivers an address from the platform in the Ridderzaal (Knights’ Hall) at the Binnenhof, home to the Netherlands’ Parliament, in which he warns of the threat which the Soviet Union represents for the future of European unification.

On 7 May 1948, Henri Brugmans, President of the Bureau of the Union of European Federalists (UEF), delivers an opening address at the Congress of Europe in The Hague in which he states that European unity on a supranational basis is a prerequisite for all efforts towards international understanding.

During the Congress of Europe in The Hague, all the participants receive a packet of cigarettes bearing the official colours of the event as a gift from the Dutch authorities and the Organising Committee.

During the Congress of Europe in The Hague, all participants receive from the Organising Committee a book of coupons entitling them to reductions in some of the city’s restaurants.

During the Congress of Europe in The Hague, all delegates receive a pass allowing them to take part freely in the proceedings held in the Ridderzaal.

Most of the debates and plenary sessions at the Congress of Europe in The Hague are held in the Ridderzaal.

On 7 May 1948, on their arrival at The Hague, the participants attending the Congress of Europe receive from the organising committee a brochure containing the programme of the Congress and useful practical information.

In June 1948, the United Europe Movement publishes a booklet which includes a transcription of the address given on 7 May 1948 by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, at the opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 7 May 1948, Henri Brugmans, President of the Bureau of the Union of European Federalists (UEF), delivers an opening address at the Congress of Europe in The Hague in which he states that European unity on a supranational basis is a prerequisite for all efforts towards international understanding.

On 9 May 1948, on the fringes of the Congress of Europe held in The Hague, national delegates take part in a major European rally held on the Dam, in Amsterdam, and attended by a crowd of some 40 000 people. The former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill figures among the speakers.

On 9 May 1948, on the margins of Congress of Europe in The Hague, the delegates take part in a major European rally attended by a crowd of some 40 000 people on Dam Square, Amsterdam. The photo shows, in particular (from left to right): Salvador de Madariaga, Winston Churchill, Pieter Kerstens, Paul Reynaud, Anthony Eden, Paul Ramadier and Henri Brugmans.

On 9 May 1948, on the margins of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the delegates take part in a major European rally on Dam Square, Amsterdam, which is attended by some 40 000 people. At the rally, Senator Pieter Adriaan Kerstens, Vice-President of the Independent League for European Cooperation (ILEC) and Chairman of the Dutch Committee for a United Europe, takes to the stand and addresses the crowd.

On 9 May 1948, Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister and Honorary Chairman of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, addresses the crowd at the rally held in Amsterdam.

On 9 May 1948, on the margins of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the delegates take part in a major European rally attended by a crowd of some 40 000 people on Dam Square, Amsterdam.

On 9 May 1948, on the margins of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, takes part in a European rally on Dam Square, Amsterdam, which is attended by some 40 000 people. From left to right: Pieter A. Kerstens, Winston Churchill and Arnold Jan d’Ailly, Mayor of Amsterdam.

On 9 May 1948, on the margins of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the delegates attend a huge rally on Dam Square, Amsterdam. A score is distributed and performed by a crowd of some 40 000 people in honour of the European cause.

On 9 May 1948, on the margins of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the delegates take part in a major European rally on Dam Square, Amsterdam, which is attended by a crowd of some 40 000 people. Speakers at the rally include Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister and Honorary Chairman of the Congress.

On 10 May 1948, the British daily newspaper Daily Mail publishes the address delivered the previous day by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, during a rally held in Amsterdam on the sidelines of the Congress of Europe.

Die deutsche Tageszeitung Süddeutsche Zeitung behandelt eine Reihe der Themen, die auf der Tagesordnung des Haager Kongresses, der vom 7. bis 10 Mai 1948 stattfindet, stehen. Sie befasst sich insbesondere mit der Zukunft Deutschlands.

Le 8 mai 1948, commentant l'ouverture du congrès européen de La Haye, le quotidien allemand Die Welt se félicite de l'envoi d'une délégation allemande aux Pays-Bas et souligne l'absence du Parti travailliste britannique au congrès.

Das deutsche Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel kommt in seiner Ausgabe vom 15. Mai 1948 auf den Paneuropa-Kongreß in Den Haag zurück und beschreibt vor allem die Rolle Winston Churchills.

On 7 May 1948, the Belgian Communist daily newspaper Le Drapeau Rouge deplores the Congress of Europe taking place in The Hague, judging it to be a meeting of capitalist leaders opposed to Socialist ideas.

On 6 May 1948, in an article published in the Paris daily newspaper L’Époque, Jean-Pierre Gouzy, member of the Executive Committee of the French Section of the Socialist Movement for the United States of Europe and member of the French Delegation to the Congress of Europe in The Hague, calls on pro-European activists to unite in order to build a federal Europe.

On 7 May 1948, the French daily newspaper L’Aurore identifies the implications and challenges of the Congress of Europe due to open the same day in The Hague.

On 8 May 1948, the French daily newspaper Le Monde leads with the address given the previous day by Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, at the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 8 May 1948, the French daily newspaper L’Aurore leads with the address given the previous day by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, at the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 8 May 1948, as the Congress of Europe opens in The Hague, the French magazine Une semaine dans le monde illustrates the process of European unification, referring to the Marshall Plan, WEU and the OEEC, and outlines the main political issues involved.

Am 8. Mai 1948 greift die französische kommunistische Tageszeitung L’Humanité den Europa-Kongress in Den Haag und die wichtigsten Teilnehmer heftig an.

The French daily newspaper Le Monde comments on the address given on 7 May 1948 by Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, at the opening ceremony of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 8 May 1948, in an article published in the Paris daily newspaper L'Époque, Jean-Pierre Gouzy, a member of the Executive Committee of the French Section of the Socialist Movement for the United States of Europe and a member of the French Delegation to the Congress of Europe in The Hague, announces the opening of the Congress the following day and sets out the main political implications thereof.

In May 1948, the French twice monthly journal La République Moderne, mouthpiece of the Cercles Socialistes, Fédéralistes et Communautaires (Socialist, Federalist and Communitarian Circles), reports on the organisation of the Congress of Europe in The Hague and sets out the main highlights.

Am 8. Mai 1948 berichtet das luxemburgische Tageblatt auf seiner Titelseite über die Eröffnung des Europa-Kongresses in Den Haag am Tag zuvor.

On 7 May 1948, commenting on the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the daily newspaper Il Popolo, official mouthpiece of the Italian party Christian Democracy, publishes the message of support given on this occasion by Count Caro Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister, to Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister and Honorary Chairman of the Congress.

On 8 May 1948, commenting on the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague the previous day, the Italian Communist daily newspaper L’Unità harshly criticises the aims of pro-European activists and deplores the risk of enslavement for European workers.

On 7 May 1948, the Italian daily newspaper Il nuovo Corriere della Sera comments on the opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, making particular reference to the main thrust of the address given by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.

On 9 May 1948, the Italian Communist daily newspaper L’Unità condemns the objectives of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, which it believes are for the establishment of a capitalist Europe of bankers and arms dealers.

On 9 May 1948, the Italian daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, published by the Vatican Information Service, gives its first impressions on the opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 9 May 1948, commenting on the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the Italian daily newspaper Il nuovo Corriere della Sera describes the action taken by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in support of European unity and emphasises the particular place held by the peoples from the countries of Eastern Europe.

On 3 May 1948, a few days before the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the Dutch liberal daily newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant summarises the context and organisation of the Congress and the political issues surrounding it.

On 7 May 1948, the Dutch Social Democratic daily newspaper Het Parool considers the issues involved in the Congress of Europe in The Hague, as well as its organisation.

On 8 May 1948, as the Congress of Europe is held in The Hague, the Dutch daily newspaper De Volkskrant outlines the action taken by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, in support of European unity.

On 8 May 1948, the Dutch liberal daily newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant gives an account of the highlights of the official opening session of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 8 May 1948, the British daily newspaper Daily Mail reports on the address delivered the previous day by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, at the opening of the Congress of Europe in The Hague.

On 8 May 1948, referring to the implications of the Congress of Europe in The Hague, the British daily newspaper The Manchester Guardian reports on the highlights of the address delivered the previous day by the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, at the opening of the Congress.