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#EuropeDay 🇪🇺 marks the anniversary of the 1950 Schuman Declaration.

Determined to prevent another terrible war, European governments concluded that pooling coal and steel production would make war between historic rivals "not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible".

Reconciliation. Solidarity. Peace.

Jean Monnet dedicated himself to the cause of European integration.
He was the inspiration behind the ‘Schuman Plan’, which led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community.
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The Schuman Declaration. The typed manuscript with handmade annotations.

"World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creative efforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it."

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Three years after the Schuman Declaration, the first train load of European coal crossed national borders without the need for traditional customs duties.

The European common market for coal & steel became a reality.
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It started as the dream of a few, it became the hope of the many.

The EU is a story of peace. A story of common values, goals, standards and policies developed together, leading to a stronger union between Europeans.

Unity. Hope. Determination. No fear.
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