Papers of the Robert Schuman Declaration

65 years after the Robert Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950, the Historical Archives of the European Union displayed an exhibition to celebrate this milestone in the process of European political integration. The documents include the text of the joint communications of the National Governments participating in the Schuman Declaration confirming the will to constitute a European Community and the first draft of the founding Treaty of the European Community for Coal and Steel.

Photo showing the foreign ministers of the six founding countries of the ECSC
Text of joint communications sent by the governments of the countries participating in the Schuman Declaration
Text of joint communications sent by the governments of the countries participating in the Schuman Declaration2
Text of the Schuman Declaration
Text of the first draft of the founding Treaty of the European Community for Coal and Steel
Text published for the establishment of a European Political Community