On 19 February 1955, the French daily newspaper Le Monde considers the solutions put forward by the High Authority with a view to maintaining the economic stability of the European coal sector.
On the day before the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in Luxembourg takes up its duties, the Luxembourg daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort publishes an article by Albert Coppé, Vice-President of the High Authority, in which he outlines the economic and social role of the Schuman Plan.
On 30 April 1953, the eve of the opening of the European common market in steel, Jean Monnet, President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), activates the first casting of European steel in the Belval steelworks in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
On 11 April 1953, the President and the Members of the High Authority submit to Paul-Henri Spaak, President of the ECSC Common Assembly, the first general report of the High Authority on the activities of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
