European Coal and Steel Community
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Etymology
Origin of European Coal and Steel Community
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Saturday marked the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, a proposal in 1950 that laid the groundwork for the European Coal and Steel Community -- the forerunner to the European Union.
From Fox News • May 9, 2020
Henri Delaunay, the first general secretary of Uefa, was hugely enthused by the ideals of the European Coal and Steel Community, precursor to the EU.
From The Guardian • Mar. 17, 2020
The resulting institution, the European Coal and Steel Community, was the first of the entities that coalesced into what is today the European Union.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 17, 2016
It acceded belatedly in 1973 after shunning the foundation of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community in the 1950s.
From Reuters • Jun. 24, 2016
The European Coal and Steel Community was aimed not at bolstering the region's economy but at maintaining a collective hedge on the industrial inputs that fed Nazi Germany’s dominance of the continent.
From US News • Jan. 8, 2015
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