History of the European Union History of the European Union ESPRIT is an acronym for the European Strategic Program on Research in Information Technology of the European Union, run by the Directorate General for Industry of the European Commission. ...more on Wikipedia about "ESPRIT"
The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was founded in 1951 ( Treaty of Paris), by France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands to pool the steel and coal resources of its member-states, thus preventing another European war. The headquarters of the ECSC was, beginning in 1958, in the capital city of Luxembourg. It was the fulfillment of a plan developed by a French economist Jean Monnet, publicized by the French foreign minister Robert Schuman. It was also heavily promoted, by the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Coal and Steel Community"
The European Political Community was proposed in 1952 as a combination of the existing European Coal and Steel Community and the proposed European Defence Community (EDC). The EDC was rejected, so the EPC was abandoned in turn. ...more on Wikipedia about "European Political Community"
This is the history of the European Union. See also the history of Europe and history of present-day nations and states. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of the European Union"
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