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ECSC began with post-WWII unity efforts, highlighted by [[File:Churchill-icon.png]] [[Churchillism|Winston Churchill]]'s 1946 call for a "United States of Europe" and the 1948 Congress of Europe. On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister [[File:EuroFed-icon.png]] [[European Federalism|Robert Schuman]] proposed pooling coal and steel production, leading to the Treaty of Paris on April 18, 1951. This treaty, signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany, came into force on August 10, 1952, with Jean Monnet as its first President. | ECSC began with post-WWII unity efforts, highlighted by [[File:Churchill-icon.png]] [[Churchillism|Winston Churchill]]'s 1946 call for a "United States of Europe" and the 1948 Congress of Europe. On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister [[File:EuroFed-icon.png]] [[European Federalism|Robert Schuman]] proposed pooling coal and steel production, leading to the Treaty of [[File:Paris-icon.png]] [[Paris]] on April 18, 1951. This treaty, signed by [[File:Belgium-icon.png]] [[Belgium]], [[File:France-icon.png]] [[France]], Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany, came into force on August 10, 1952, with Jean Monnet as its first President. | ||
The ECSC created a common market for coal and steel, eliminated tariffs, and set common prices. Key developments included the 1960 European Social Fund to aid workers and the 1963 Yaoundé Convention to boost trade with former African colonies. The ECSC's budget grew in the 1970s, allowing more investment, and in 1973, Denmark, Ireland, and the UK joined. In the 1980s, the ECSC dealt with a steel crisis and began integrating with the European Economic Community (EEC). The 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which formed the European Union (EU), made the ECSC part of the EU structure. When the ECSC Treaty expired on July 23, 2002, its functions were absorbed by the EU. The ECSC was vital in fostering cooperation, rebuilding Europe's economy post-WWII, and paving the way for the EU. | The ECSC created a common market for coal and steel, eliminated tariffs, and set common prices. Key developments included the 1960 European Social Fund to aid workers and the 1963 Yaoundé Convention to boost trade with former African colonies. The ECSC's budget grew in the 1970s, allowing more investment, and in 1973, Denmark, Ireland, and the UK joined. In the 1980s, the ECSC dealt with a steel crisis and began integrating with the European Economic Community (EEC). The 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which formed the European Union (EU), made the ECSC part of the EU structure. When the ECSC Treaty expired on July 23, 2002, its functions were absorbed by the EU. The ECSC was vital in fostering cooperation, rebuilding Europe's economy post-WWII, and paving the way for the EU. | ||
Revision as of 00:05, 18 May 2024
European Coal and Steel Community, or ECSC, was a union of countries to integrate Europe's coal and steel industries into a single common market. Coal and steel were the only things keeping a European country's economy in good shape after WW2. ECSC later evolved into the 
European Union.
History
ECSC began with post-WWII unity efforts, highlighted by 
Winston Churchill's 1946 call for a "United States of Europe" and the 1948 Congress of Europe. On May 9, 1950, French Foreign Minister 
Robert Schuman proposed pooling coal and steel production, leading to the Treaty of 
Paris on April 18, 1951. This treaty, signed by 
Belgium, 
France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany, came into force on August 10, 1952, with Jean Monnet as its first President.
The ECSC created a common market for coal and steel, eliminated tariffs, and set common prices. Key developments included the 1960 European Social Fund to aid workers and the 1963 Yaoundé Convention to boost trade with former African colonies. The ECSC's budget grew in the 1970s, allowing more investment, and in 1973, Denmark, Ireland, and the UK joined. In the 1980s, the ECSC dealt with a steel crisis and began integrating with the European Economic Community (EEC). The 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which formed the European Union (EU), made the ECSC part of the EU structure. When the ECSC Treaty expired on July 23, 2002, its functions were absorbed by the EU. The ECSC was vital in fostering cooperation, rebuilding Europe's economy post-WWII, and paving the way for the EU.
Goals
ECSC's major goal is to end war between member states, quote:
“”Make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible.
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—  Robert Schuman
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The Six Founder Member States are now living in the longest period of peace in more than 2000 years of their histories.
Members
Founding Members
Later Members
1973
1981
1986
1955
How to draw
- Draw a ball.
- Fill the top half with blue and the bottom half with black.
- Draw 6 white stars on each half.
- Add the eyes and you are done!
- Add some coal and steel (optional)
| Color Name | HEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | #0187D6 | |
| Black | #000000 | |
| White | #FFFFFF | |
