On the day after the 9 May 1950 Declaration by Robert Schuman, the French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the implications of the future European single market.

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.

In an article published in the French daily newspaper Le Monde on the 25th anniversary of the Declaration made on 9 May 1950, Pierre Uri, former colleague of Jean Monnet, recalls the preparations for the Schuman Plan.

Following the French declaration on the pooling of Europe’s coal and steel resources, the French daily newspaper Combat identifies the obstacles to be overcome in the implementation of the Schuman Plan.

Following the Schuman Declaration, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung considers the repercussions of the European coal and steel pool on the control of industrial output in the Ruhr.

On 17 May 1950, the Italian socialist daily newspaper Avanti comments on the Schuman Declaration and discusses the advantages and the risks of pooling Franco–German coal and steel output.

Two days after the Schuman Declaration, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera considers the objectives of the European coal and steel pool.

On 9 May 1970, while reporting on the 20th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, the French daily newspaper Le Monde outlines the successes and failures of the activities of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).

On 10 June 1950, the Vienna-based weekly newspaper Die österreichische Furche comments on the statement made the previous day in Paris by Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, emphasising, in particular, the significance of the United Kingdom's reaction to the proposed establishment of a European coal and steel pool.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the ‘Germany’ Division and Director-General for European Affairs in the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1950 and 1952, describes the significance in the Netherlands of the generation gap between those in favour of or opposed to the supranational approach of the Schuman Declaration of 9 May 1950.