18 April 1951: the Treaty of Paris establishes the ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community):
Paul Van Zeeland, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs; Joseph Bech, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg; Carlo Sforza, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs; Robert Schuman, French Minister for Foreign Affairs; Konrad Adenauer, Germand Federal Chancellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs; Dirk Uipko Stikker, Dutch Minister for Foreign Affairs (from left to right)
CE | Paris | P-001321/00-04 | 18/04/1951