Aerial View of the Konrad Adenauer building in Luxembourg

Cancellor and Foreign Minister of the West German Republic Dr Konrad ADENAUER (right) talks with Hermann PUENDER, of West Germany, one of the five vice-presidents of the European Coal And Steel Community assembly.

Portrait of Konrad ADENAUER

Ministers of 6 European Coal and Steel Company (ECSC - CECA) member countries meeting - Robert SCHUMAN (France), Alcide De GASPERI (Italy), Dirk STIKKER (Netherlands), Paul VAN ZEELAND (Belgium) Konrad ADENAUER (Federal Chancellor, Germany) and Joseph BECH (Luxembourg).

Ministers ECSC - CECA

Alcide DE GASPERI, Konrad ADENAUER, Robert SCHUMAN

First meeting of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in January 1951

Konrad ADENAUER and Robert SCHUMAN laugh together in 1950

Robert SCHUMAN and Konrad ADENAUER

This memoclip illustrates the main treaties (from Paris to Lisbon) and their consequences on the European Parliament

Memoclip: The treaties

This audiovisual press kit illustrates the relations between the European Parliament and Germany: Key dates of EU construction; Official visits of President of Germany, German Federal Chancellor and members of the government to the European Parliament; Official visits of EP President in Germany; European Elections; signature of Treaties; introduction of Euro; Ceremonies and exhibitions.

Memoclip: European Parliament - Germany (Presskit EE14)

This stockshot gives a portrait of Robert Schuman. Originating from Lorraine, former President of the French Council, former French Minister for Foreign Affairs, first and President of Honour of the European Parliament. The three European Communities owe him their existence. The famous declaration of the 9th of May 1950, materialized an idea of Jean Monnet, the project known as the Schuman Plan, and that became the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC). New conception of the relations between European nations, establishing independent institutions allocated with its own powers. This fervent French patriot dedicated his life to two tasks: European construction and Franco-German reconciliation, its precondition.

Memoclip: Retrospective on Robert Schuman from 1947 to 1963

This memoclip illustrates the signature of the Rome Treaties on 25 March 1957 in the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The first treaty creates the European Economic Community (EEC); and the second, the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). © The Associated Press. The material is offered for the purpose of providing information and/or education on the European Union until 13/02/2022. The assignment to a third part is not allowed. For any other uses contact AP – www.aparchives.com See shotlist for further information.

Memoclip : 25 March 1957 - Signature of the Treaty of Rome

The Schuman Declaration was presented by French Foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950 in Paris . "Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity". It proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, whose members would pool coal and steel production. The ECSC was an organisation of six European countries created to regulate their industrial production under a centralised authority. It was formally established in 1951 by the Treaty of Paris, signed by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. The ECSC started the process of formal integration which ultimately led to the European Union.

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