EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY
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Friday, May 8, 2026
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Schuman Declaration - 9 May 1950
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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In 1950, the nations of Europe were still struggling to overcome the devastation wrought by World War II, which had ended 5 years earlier.
Determined to prevent another such terrible war, European governments concluded that pooling coal and steel production would – in the words of the Declaration – make war between historic rivals France and Germany "not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible".