Treaty of Paris | |
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Signed Location |
18 April 1951 Paris, France |
Effective | 23 July 1952 |
Expiration | 23 July 2002 |
Signatories | "The Six"; Belgium France West Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands |
The Treaty of Paris on 18 April 1951 between France, West Germany, Italy and the three Benelux countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) established the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), which subsequently became part of the European Union. The treaty came into force on 23 July 1952 and expired on 23 July 2002, exactly fifty years after it came into effect.
The treaty was seen as producing diplomatic and economic stability in western Europe after the Second World War. Some of the main enemies during the war were now sharing production of coal and steel, the key-resources which previously had been central to the war effort.
The Europe Declaration was signed by all the leaders present. It declared that the Treaty had given birth to Europe. It emphasised that the supranational principle was the foundation of the new democratic organisation of Europe. The supranational concept was opposed by Charles de Gaulle.
Signed In force Treaty |
1948 1948 Brussels |
1951 1952 Paris |
1954 1955 Paris Agr. |
1957 1958 Rome |
1965 1967 Merger |
1986 1987 Single Act |
1992 1993 Maastricht |
1997 1999 Amsterdam |
2001 2003 Nice |
2007 2009 Lisbon |
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European Communities | Three pillars of the European Union | |||||||||||||||||||
European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) | → | ← | ||||||||||||||||||
European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) | Treaty expired in 2002 | European Union (EU) | ||||||||||||||||||
European Economic Community (EEC) | European Community (EC) | |||||||||||||||||||
→ | Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) | |||||||||||||||||||
Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PJCC) | ← | |||||||||||||||||||
European Political Cooperation (EPC) | → | Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) | ← | |||||||||||||||||
Unconsolidated bodies | Western European Union (WEU) | |||||||||||||||||||
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