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European Coal and Steel Community

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noun

  1. an economic union created in 1952 and providing for the pooling of coal, iron, and steel production in Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany.


Etymology

Origin of European Coal and Steel Community

First recorded in 1950–55


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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

What began as the European Coal and Steel Community evolved into the Common Market, then the European Economic Community and ultimately into a European Union of 28 members.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019

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

Such regionalist sentiments helped found the European Union, originally called the European Coal and Steel Community.

From US News ● Jul. 5, 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

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