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EC Library Guide on Jean Monnet, President of the European Coal and Steel Community High Authority, 1952-1955: Speeches by Jean Monnet

A selection of speeches by Jean Monnet1

(In chronological order)

Founding fathers of the EU: Jean Monnet

"Ce première marche commune c’est l’Europe que commence à s’unir" déclare M. Jean Monnet à Strasbourg (excerpt from a speech made by Jean Monnet). (Source: Le Monde, publié le 23 juin 1953.)


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