One of the ‘founding fathers of the European Union’, the former French prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Robert Schuman (1886-1963) is mostly known for his famous declaration dated 9 May 1950. He proposed the political and economic integration of Western Europe which resulted in the creation of the European Economic Community, and later the European Union. To commemorate the Schuman Declaration, we celebrate Europe Day every year on 9 May.
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