Account given by Charles Rutten: the Messina Conference (Rome, 25 March 1987)

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At the conference held from 25 to 28 March 1987 in Rome to mark the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom), Charles Rutten, former Secretary of the Netherlands Delegation for the intergovernmental negotiations on the European Defence Community (EDC), on the EEC and on the EAEC, recalls the circumstances in which the final meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) took place at the Messina Conference on European revival held on 1, 2 and 3 June 1955. He also considers the reasons why this conference was held.

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Source: Colloque sur la relance européenne et les traités de Rome/25-28 mars 1987 / Charles Rutten.- Rome: Commission européenne [Prod.], 25.03.1987. DG Press & Communication, Commission européenne, Bruxelles. - SON (00:01:49, Montage, Son original).
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Photo: Charles Rutten. Fabert, François. La Haye: CVCE, 29/11/2006. Couleur.

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