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Address given by Pierre Werner at the inauguration of the Robert Schuman Monument, the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge and the European Centre (Luxembourg, 24 October 1966)
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On 24 October 1966, Pierre Werner, Luxembourg Minister of State and President of the Government, gives an address at the ceremony held in Luxembourg City for the inauguration of the Robert Schuman Monument, the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge and the administrative building for the European institutions.
Letter from Guy Mollet to Robert Schuman (Paris, 6 November 1951)
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On 6 November 1951, Guy Mollet, Secretary-General of the French Socialist Party (SFIO), is concerned about the Federal German Government’s decision to delay the dismantling of the selling agency of German coal from the Ruhr (DKV).
‘Robert Schuman, architect of Franco-German reconciliation' from Sie und Er (19 May 1950)
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On 19 May 1950, the Swiss publication Sie und Er paints a glowing portrait of French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, who on 9 May 1950 invited Germany and other interested European states to place their coal and steel production under the control of a European supranational institution.
Address given by Robert Schuman (Strasbourg, 19 March 1958)
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On 19 March 1958, the European Parliamentary Assembly elects the Frenchman Robert Schuman as its President. In his first speech as head of the institution, the man who pronounced the Declaration of 9 May 1950, the founding act of the European adventure, highlights the changes made to the way in which the European Parliament works since the entry into force of the Treaties signed in Rome in March 1957.
Robert Mischlich, A secret mission to Bonn: extract on how the plan was disclosed to Konrad Adenauer
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A close colleague of the French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, Robert Mischlich is entrusted with the secret mission of personally announcing the French initiative to pool European coal and steel to German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on the morning of 9 May 1950.
'In their turn, Dr Adenauer, Mr Bech and Mr Robert Schuman confirm the need for a united Europe' from Le Monde (27 September 1956)
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On 27 September 1956, the French daily newspaper Le Monde reviews the speeches made by Robert Schuman, Joseph Bech and Konrad Adenauer at the Grandes Conférences Catholiques (Major Catholic Debates), held in Brussels the previous day.
Address given by Robert Schuman (Strasbourg, 10 December 1951)
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On 10 December 1951, Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, addresses the Assembly of the Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg, exhorting it to support the establishment of a politically united Europe.
Address given by Robert Schuman (Strasbourg, 10 August 1950)
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On 10 August 1950, in an address to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, outlines the substance of his 9 May Declaration for a European coal and steel pool and reports on the progress of intergovernmental negotiations.
Jean Monnet, Mémoires: extrait sur l'endossement politique du projet de pool charbon-acier par Robert Schuman
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Dans ses Mémoires, Jean Monnet rappelle la manière dont ont été averties les autorités politiques françaises du projet de Communauté européenne du charbon et de l'acier (CECA).