On 22 December 1954, the French daily newspaper Le Monde considers the role of the ECSC High Authority and outlines the British Government’s cautious approach to the agreement concerning relations between the United Kingdom and the European Coal and Steel Community.

On 12 January 1953, the Belgian conservative daily newspaper La Libre Belgique publishes a critical article on the initial achievements of the High Authority of the ECSC.

Table showing the composition of the ECSC High Authority from 1952 to 1967.

In this summary report, Tony Rollman, Director of the Market Division of the ECSC High Authority, gives a summary of the production and of the prices for metallurgical products in the six Member States for the period 1952–1953.

Dans ses Mémoires, Jean Monnet rappelle les raisons et les circonstances qui l'ont amené à annoncer, le 9 novembre 1954, sa décision de ne pas demander aux gouvernements des Six le renouvellement de son mandat à la présidence de la Haute Autorité de la Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier (CECA).

On 24 February 1956, during the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Conference in Geneva, an internal memorandum from the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) outlines the various offers made by Austria and the High Authority regarding the reduction of customs duties on special steels.

On 8 May 1956, following the agreement between Austria and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) signed at the Geneva Tariff Conference, an exchange of letters between Heinz Standenat, Head of the Austrian Delegation, and Jean Poincaré, Representative of the High Authority, sets out the Austrian Government’s concerns about some of the provisions of the Tariff Agreement.