Construction européenne
Pourquoi l'Europe ?
Declaration by Robert Schuman (Paris, 9 May 1950)
Audio extractLetter from Gabriel Valay to Robert Schuman (6 June 1950)
TextOn 6 June 1950, less than a month after the Schuman Declaration, the French Agriculture Minister, Gabriel Valay, inspired by the pooling of coal and steel resources, submits to Robert Schuman a proposal relating to a common agricultural market in Europe.