On 29 March 1957, the Bulletin of the Press and Information Office of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) emphasises the efforts of the Representatives of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) at the Val Duchesse negotiations on the drawing up of the Treaties establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom), signed on 25 March 1957 in Rome, and highlights the expectations of the German public with regard to a united Europe.