On 6 February 1961, the European Movement in the Netherlands draws up a memorandum outlining the various measures required to revive the European integration process.
On 2 January 1962, the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung indicates the difficulties in store for the European Economic Community (EEC) and outlines the next stages of European integration.
In 1962, in the Bulletin de la Communauté économique européenne, Jean Monnet, former President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), urges Member States to create a united, democratic and social Europe.
In 1964, an article published by Communauté européenne sets out various proposals put forward by Paul-Henri Spaak to give fresh impetus to political Europe.
‘A good idea, but too many plans.' In October 1964, the cartoonist Fritz Behrendt shows that the multitude of views on the future of Europe is slowing down the process of European integration.
Le 11 février 1966, le quotidien italien Corriere della Sera souhaite un renforcement de la coopération européenne et rappelle l'engagement de l'Italie dans la construction européenne.