In 1957, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) established its first European School in Luxembourg. The narrator emphases that the school has entered new pedagogical territory according to the "European spirit". This new generation – educated at the school – will be able to create a united and peaceful Europe.

Genre
Documentary

Credits
Production Country: France / The Netherlands
Film Production Company: Unknown
Commissioning Institution: Information Service of the European Communities
Director: Unknown
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Unknown
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Unknown

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 16mm (German Version)
Duration: 9 minutes
Colour: Black & White

European Community of Coal and Steel, European School, Luxembourg, European Youth

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German

Video

Bundesfilmarchiv, Berlin /
Mediathèque centrale, European Commission, Brussels

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Mediathèque centrale, European Commission, Brussels

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 version of the film in other language which is not part of this collection is: L’école européenne de Luxembourg (French)