The European Common Market Is Established
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations
- Curriculum: Italian History, 20th & 21st Century European History, German History, French History
- Geographical Location: Rome
- Date: March 25, 1957
Article abstract: Building on the already visible success of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), six Western European states committed themselves to the long process of economic integration and greater political union.
Summary of Event
One of the founders of the European community often remarked that during the early days following World War II, the best Europeans were Americans. The statement was an exaggeration: Men such as Paul-Henri Spaak, Robert Schuman, and Jean Monnet needed no trans-Atlantic prodding to visualize Western Europe’s...
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