The film explains why European cooperation is necessary. It begins with the Congress of Europe in 1948, the establishment of the Council of Europe and then pictures the signing of the Treaty of Paris with the six representatives of the member states. Moreover, the film emphasizes that it is the youth and the independent European movement that would be the real pioneers of Europe, as they would enthusiastically break down the ideological borders and real turnpikes between the European states.

Genre
Compilation Film

Credits
Production Country: France
Film Production Company: Unknown
Commissioning Institution: Council of Europe
Director: René Leclère
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Unknown
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Unknown

Technical Information
Original Film Format: Unknown
Duration: 6 minutes
Colour: Black & White

Council of Europe, 1950, European Youth, Congress of Europe, Schuman Declaration, European Coal and Steel Community, European Movement, St. Germanshof Initiative of European Students in 1950, Treaty of Paris 1951

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French, German

Video

Centre national de Cinematographie (CNC), Paris / Bundesfilmarchiv, Berlin

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Centre national de Cinematographie (CNC), Paris

Clemens, Gabriele: «Auftrag Europa» – Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Filmwerbung der europäischen Gemeinschaften, in: Gabriele Clemens (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 43-128.

Other versions of the film in other languages which are not part of this collection are: Pionieri dell’Europa / Wegereiders van Europa / Builders of Europe