On 9 August 1952, on the eve of the inauguration of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in Luxembourg, the Luxembourg daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort outlines the political, social and economic role of the ECSC.

In 1956, La Voix Fédéraliste, a magazine published by the European Movement, offers an initial assessment of the establishment of the sectoral Common Market and of the activities of the High Authority of the ECSC.

On 14 May 1957, René Mayer, President of the ECSC High Authority, presents the Annual Report of the European Coal and Steel Community to the Common Assembly.

On 12 May 1995, Franz Etzel, German Vice-President of the High Authority, assesses the achievements of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) five years after the Schuman Declaration paved the way for its establishment.

On 30 November 1954, Jean Monnet, President of the High Authority, gives an initial assessment of the activities of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) to the Common Assembly meeting in extraordinary session.

On 30 January 1952, the East German daily newspaper Tägliche Rundschau severely criticises the Schuman Plan and denounces what it sees as the capitalist policies of Western countries in connection with the iron and steel industry.

In October 1951, the Socialist parties of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community send a questionnaire to their respective governments on the economic and social objectives of the new Community.

Georges Berthoin, Head of the Private Office of Jean Monnet then René Mayer in their capacity as President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in Luxembourg from 1952 to 1956. He was particularly involved in the introduction of the ECSC’s institutional structure, the implementation of the market in coal and steel, the establishment of the European tax and the creation of the Official Journal.

Table comparing the production volumes of the main sectors of economic activity in Western Europe, the United States and the Soviet Union.