The European League for Economic Cooperation
The European League for Economic Cooperation
The European League for Economic Cooperation
Statutes of the European League for Economic Cooperation (November 1948)
TextOn 20 November 1948, the Moniteur belge publishes the statutes of the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC), a European study and lobby group with Liberal roots, established on 24 March 1947 under the name of the Independent League for European Cooperation (ILEC).
Joseph Retinger, Memoirs of an Eminence Grise
TextIn his memoirs, Joseph Retinger, one of the founder members of the European Movement, describes the circumstances surrounding the creation of the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) and the first actions taken by the organisation.
Plea by Paul van Zeeland (16 March 1951)
TextOn 16 March 1951, Paul van Zeeland, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the principal driving force in the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC), delivers a heartfelt plea for the creation of a genuine united Europe.
Resolution of the ELEC on the monetary reconstruction of Europe (Brussels, 29–31 January 1953)
TextFrom 29 to 31 January 1953, the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC) organises in Brussels an international conference on monetary issues, at the end of which it adopts a resolution which emphasises in particular the importance of the free convertibility of currencies for the establishment of a European common market.
Address given by Jelle Zijlstra (Brussels, 31 January 1953)
TextOn 31 January 1953, in Brussels, Jelle Zijlstra, Netherlands Foreign Minister, gives the closing address to the Conference of the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC).
Address given by Johannes Linthorst Homan (Brussels, 22 June 1956)
TextOn 22 June 1956, at the third international conference of the European League for Economic Cooperation (ELEC), Johannes Linthorst Homan, Director for European Integration in the Netherlands Foreign Ministry, emphasises the importance of the League for European economic integration.