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Negotiations within the political community
Preparatory work
Memorandum from Pierre Uri to Robert Schuman (9 July 1952)
TexteOn 9 July 1952, responding positively to an invitation from the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe to the Six, the French Government proposes to its fellow Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) that a European Political Community (EPC) be established.
Resolutions adopted by the Study Committee for the European Constitution (Brussels, November 1952)
TexteIn November 1952, the Study Committee for the European Constitution, set up by the European movement and chaired by Paul-Henri Spaak, draws up an institutional proposal consisting of nine resolutions.
Memorandum from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs on European integration (11 December 1952)
TexteOn 11 December 1952, the Netherlands Government publishes a memorandum on the issues surrounding the political integration of Europe.
Letter from the Netherlands Foreign Minister to his ECSC partners (14 February 1953)
TexteOn 14 February 1953, Jan Willem Beyen, Netherlands Foreign Minister, outlines to his counterparts from the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) the proposals of the Netherlands Government regarding economic and political cooperation among the Six which are to form the basis of the May 1955 Benelux memorandum on the revival of European integration.