On 20 June 1950, as negotiations on the Schuman Plan open in Paris, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro considers the political and economic impact of the French plan and analyses the arguments of opponents to the plan to pool European coal and steel output.
On 13 November 1950, Jules Aubrun, President of the French Iron and Steel Employers’ Federation, sends to René Pleven, French Prime Minister, a letter in which he complains of being sidelined from the negotiations on the Schuman Plan.
Fiercely opposed to the Schuman Plan, the Communist World Union Movement strongly criticises US control over the European economy and predicts a deterioration in the financial situation of the working class.
On 21 June 1950, the French Communist daily newspaper L’Humanité harshly criticises the opening in Paris of negotiations on the Schuman Plan and expresses concern over the future of national industries.
In July 1950, the French Communist weekly newspaper Le Patriote Mosellan deplores the many dangers of the Schuman Plan for the national economy and sees the coal and steel pool as another instrument in the service of war.
On 20 and 21 June 1950, the French regional daily newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain announces the opening in Paris of the intergovernmental negotiations for the implementation of the Schuman Plan.
On 21 June 1950, following the opening in Paris of the official negotiations on implementation of the Schuman Plan, the Italian Socialist daily newspaper Avanti expresses its concerns about the future of the national steel industry when confronted with Franco–German ambitions. In the centre, Count Carlo Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister.
On 11 July 1950, replying to criticisms levelled by opponents of the Schuman Plan, Count Carlo Sforza, Italian Foreign Minister, addresses the Italian Chamber of Deputies and emphasises the benefits to be derived by Italy from a European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
On 9 September 1950, the Italian newspaper Liberta recounts the difficulties encountered during the Schuman Plan negotiations for the organisation of a future European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
