A new idea for Europe
The Schuman Declaration - 1950-2000
by Pascal Fontaine

• Introduction
• The Schuman plan: a response to the problems of the post-war period
• The Schuman plan: the birth of Community Europe
• Questions for the Europe of the 21st century
• Conclusion: the citizen at the heart of the European project
• Facsimile
• Bibliographical data
• Annexes
• Declaration of 9 May 1950
• Chronology of the building of Europe

Facsimile

Facsimile of a final draft of the Robert Schuman declaration of 9 May 1950. This final draft was the ninth. Robert Schuman's team put the final touches to it on 6 May 1950.

(Source: Fondation Jean Monnet pour l'Europe, Lausanne).