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La méthode Monnet: What were the main driving forces behind the supranational integration of the Schuman Plan?
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La méthode Monnet: What were the main driving forces behind the supranational integration of the Schuman Plan? Many consider Jean Monnet to be the founder of European unity. Born in Cognac in 1888 he became an established coordinator in international affairs during the two world wars. Yet it is the invention of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) for which he is best recognized. This was the first economic community to be set up in Europe, and was announced in 1950 by Robert Schuman, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time. It became known as the Schuman Declaration, and proposed the pooling of French and German resources of coal and steel under a 'High Authority', i.e. supranational integration on an economic basis. Dell believes that the plan was promoted as a first step towards a federal Europe1. Although it was really instigated by the French, there were four...
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