On 30 November 1954, Jean Monnet, dismayed at the failure of the proposed European Defence Community (EDC), explains to the Members of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) why he will not be asking the governments of the Six to renew his term of office as President of the ECSC High Authority.
Working meeting of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) on 4 February 1957. The discussions covered the situation of the coal market, supply problems and the question of cartels.
In this interview, Jacques-René Rabier, who worked for Jean Monnet at the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1953 to 1955 and was Director of the Information Service of the High Authority from 1953 to 1958, describes the establishment and initial work of the ECSC High Authority in Luxembourg during its early years.
In this interview, Max Kohnstamm, Secretary of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) from 1952 to 1956, recalls the economic and political significance of the loan granted in 1954 by the United States to the High Authority.
On 16 January 1964, during a press conference, Dino Del Bo, President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), sets out the aims of the two recommendations adopted by the High Authority to protect the Community iron and steel market.
On 5 June 1959, in an internal memorandum, Tony Rollman, Director of the Steel Division of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), having recently returned from a business trip to Austria, outlines the position of the Austrian steel industry with a view to the conclusion of an Association Agreement between Austria and the ECSC.
On 12 July 1963, following exploratory talks between representatives of the Austrian Government and representatives of the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC), Jacques Bouiller, official in the Secretariat-General in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), outlines the attitude of both parties towards the possible association of Austria with the European Common Market.