WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Schuman Declaration was presented by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950. It proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, whose members would pool coal and steel production.

Detailed explanation-2: -The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was a European organization created after World War II to regulate the coal and steel industries. It was formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -WHAT WAS THE AIM OF THE TREATY? It set up the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) which brought together 6 countries (Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) to organise the free movement of coal and steel and to free up access to sources of production.

Detailed explanation-4: -Schuman specifically cited the elimination of that rivalry as an important step to end future threats of war on the continent. Schuman’s plan was to align Europe’s nations economically and politically, and the establishment of friendly ties between Germany and France was an important part of this process.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was signed in Paris on 18 April 1951 by Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. It was concluded for a period of fifty years and, having entered into force on 23 July 1952, is due to expire on 23 July 2002.