Intégration politico-économique européenne

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17.771/1 European political cooperation, 1953-1955 Mainly: - Meetings of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (MINAFETS), 1953 (Rome, Paris, Baden-Baden, The Hague); VAN ZEELAND declaration May 1953, on "the essential principles that should be the base of the E.P.C."; -Rome conference, September 1953; -The Hague conference, November 1953; 17.771/2 Commission and conference for the European Political Community (E.P.C.), working documents, 1953-1954 17.771/3 Commission and conferences for the European Political Community, 1953-1954 17.771/4 -French-German agreements of Paris for the Saar, 23 October 1954; -European economic integration and initiatives Benelux, 1954-1955 (of which: BEYEN project and Benelux memorandum, May 1955); -MESSINE Conference, 1 and 2 June 1955; -Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference July 1955. Work organisation. 17.771/5 Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference and European integration in general, 1955-1956 Mainly: European Conference of Transport ministers (C.E.M.T.), E.C.S.C., O.E.C.E, (agricultural policies and "Pool vert", nuclear energy) 17.771/6 In the margin of the Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference: -U.N.O. International Agency for the Atomic Energy, 1955; -Post reports. Atomic issues, 1955-1956; -Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference. Relations with international organisations, 1955-1957 (E.C.S.C., W.E.U., O.E.C.E., C.E.M.T.) 17.771/7- Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference. Working documents (stencilled documents), 7/6/1955-30/8/1955 + 2 files "various documents" on folder’s header, June - July 1955 17.771/8- Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference. Working documents (stencilled documents), 30/8/1955-6/10/1955 17.771/9- Idem, 6/10/1955 - 9/12/1955 17.771/10-Idem, 6/1/1956 - 14/5/1956 17.771/11-Preparation of the SPAAK Report by the heads of delegations of the Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference, November 1955 -April 1956 Mainly: - preparation of the final reports "Common Market" and "Euratom"; -Working documents "of the sessions of the heads of delegations", 15 November 1955 - 20 April 1956 17.771/12 -Conferences of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (MINAFETS) of the E.C.S.C. after MESSINA; -Meetings of SPAAK; - O.E.C.E. Council of Ministers, 1955-1957 Mainly - Conference of NOORDWIJCK, 6/9/1955; - Spaak's visit to BONN, 14 and 15/11/1955; - Conference of BRUSSELS, 11 and 12/2/1956; - Conference of VENICE, 29 and 30/5/1956: - Conference of PARIS, 20 and 21/10/1956; - Spaak's visit to LONDON, 14/1/1957; - Conference of PARIS, 18, 19, 20/2/1957; - O.E.C.E Council, 11 to 14/2/1957; - Conference of ROME, 28/3/1957 (signature of the treaties) -Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference, 1955-1956 and Intergovernmental Conference for the Common Market and Euratom, 1956-1957 Mainly: - "summary exposition of the dispositions of the Treaty instituting the E.E.C.", 22/3/1957; - Documents of the group of editors of the articles of the Treaty instituting the Common Market, 1956-1957; - Peaceful use of nuclear energy, 1957 17. 771/13-Intergovernmental Committee created by the MESSINA Conference and Intergovernmental Conference for the Common Market and Euratom. Documents. Numbers "76/56" to "199/56", March to July 1956 (+ various documents in relation with those) Remark: Certain documents missing in the chronological order formatted from the folders 17.771/13 to 17.771/18 could be found in the folders no.17.771/19: 'Documents on the institutions of the EEC and ECSC treaties to be published' (folder kept for the interest of the choice operated at this moment) and no 17.771/21. -Intergovernmental Conference for the Common Market and Euratom. Documents. Numbers "200/56" to "363/56" July - October 1956 17.771/14-Intergovernmental Conference for the Common Market and Euratom. Documents. Numbers "365/56" to "498/56", October - November 1956; "501/56" to "613/56", November 1956. 17.771/15-Idem. Numbers "623/56" to "861/56", November - December 1956 17.771/16-Idem Numbers "6/57" to "343/57", January - February 1957 17.771/17-Idem Numbers "344/57" to "699/57", January - February 1957 17.771/18-Idem Numbers "700/57" to "914/57", February - April 1957 (+ 1 document of January 1958). 17.771/19-"Documents on the institutions of the treaties of EEC and ECSC to be published "; -"Various after the conclusion of the treaty": notes of M. ROTHSCHILD, 1957; interim committee for the Common Market and Euratom: working docs, 1957; post reports : reactions to the treaties, 1957-58; ratification of the treaties of Rome by the Belgian Parliament; Seat of the Communities: candidacies of Brussels and Strasbourg 17.771/20 Various documents related to European integration, besides the process for the conclusion of the treaties of 1957 17.771/20/1 European Economic Association (E.E.A.) European Free Trade Association. various documents, 1957-1959. Mainly: documents and memorandum Benelux: plan of the "Non-Six" to constitute a free trade area 17.771/20/2 E.E.A. and European Free Trade Association (E.F.T.A.). Various documents, 1959-1960 17.771/20/3 E.E.C. Basic Products, 1958-1965 17.771/20/4 European Conference on social security, Brussels, December 1962 17.771/20/5 Council of Europe. Experts Committee on the question of social security, 1966-1973 17.771/20/6 - E.C.S.C.: memorandum Benelux, s.d. : succession J. MONNET, 1954-55; - "Interesting Notes on European Political Integration", 1960-1970; - International Labour Organisation (I.L.O.). Various, 1967-1969 17.771/21 17.771/21/1 and 2 Various documents (doubles or documents that have been used for the work done in the framework of the P.H.Spaak Foundation) -2 doc on the Treaty of Brussels, 1948; - Commission for the European Political Cooperation, Direction Committee and Economic Committee, 1953-1954; - Memorandum of the Benelux countries to the 6 ECSC countries, s.d. ("in view of Messina") and correspondence on BNL initiatives, 1955 ; - Intergovernmental Committee created by the Messina Conference. Documents, June-Dec. 1955; - Idem. Working document n.1, Oct.1955, until January 1956 (bound doc.); - Idem. "Transports and public works", t.1, Commission report, Oct.1955 (bound); - Idem. Working documents : working method, Re-adaptation and Investments Fund, selected doc./subjects; - European Cooperation in Africa, January - July 1955 (1 file); - Intergovernmental Conference for the Common Market and Euratom. Drafting Group. Documents,1956-march 1957 ; - Conference of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Minafets) of CECA, 1956-1957 (selected working documents); - Intergovernmental Conference for the Common Market and Euratom. European Investment Bank. Working documents, Sept.1956 - February 1957; - "Folder prepared for the Minister for the Messina Conference - double" (incomplete + various doc.); - "Documents reported from London", copies, 1955-1961 (1 file); - "General Notes" - note of the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1967 (of which: history of the European political union).

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