On 28 April 1950, Jean Monnet and his close colleagues draw up the sixth draft of what will become the Schuman Declaration.

On 28 April 1950, Jean Monnet and his close colleagues draw up the seventh draft of what will become the Schuman Declaration.

On 4 May 1950, Jean Monnet and his close colleagues draw up the eighth draft of what will become the Schuman Declaration.

On 6 May 1950, Jean Monnet and his close colleagues draw up the ninth and final draft of what will become the Schuman Declaration.

In May 1950, in an address inspired by Jean Monnet, Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, proposes the pooling of coal and steel resources in France and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in an organisation open to the other countries of Europe.

‘Oh! If you only knew my poo-oo-oo-oo-ool!’ The French cartoonist Sennep portrays Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, as a star of the music hall proposing that the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and other European states place their coal and steel resources within a joint European organisation.

In 1985, the institutions of the Community adopted 9 May as Europe Day in celebration of the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950.

‘In the rooms at the Quai d'Orsay (the seduction walk) — "Master, am I sufficiently Adenauerised?"' On 11 May 1950, the French Communist cartoonist Henri-Paul Gassier criticises the Schuman Plan to pool Franco-German steel production and emphasises the role played by the United States in the origins of the French initiative.