Die Konferenz von Venedig (29.-30. Mai 1956)
Die Konferenz von Venedig
Die Konferenz von Venedig (29.-30. Mai 1956)
Memorandum on the objectives of the Venice Conference (Paris, 6 May 1956)
TextOn 6 May 1956, on the margins of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Paris, the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) determine the procedures and objectives of the Venice Conference, to be held on 29 and 30 May 1956.
Confidential note on preparations for the Venice Conference (Luxembourg, 16 May 1956)
TextOn 16 May 1956, on the margins of the work on European revival, a confidential note from the secretariat of the Intergovernmental Committee established by the Messina Conference outlines the organisation, objectives and implications of the Venice Conference to be held on 29 and 30 May 1956.
Letter from Christian Calmes to Jan Willem Beyen (17 May 1956)
TextOn 17 May 1956, Christian Calmes, Secretary-General of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), emphasises to Johan Willem Beyen, Netherlands Foreign Minister, the need to establish a post of Political Coordinator for the forthcoming diplomatic discussions on the Common Market and Euratom which, in his view, should constitute a single conference.
Address given by Joseph Bech at the Venice Conference (29 May 1956)
TextOn 29 May 1956, during the Venice Conference on the revival of European integration, Joseph Bech, Luxembourg Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, sets out the stance of his Government on the Spaak Report, the Common Market project and the Euratom project.
Communication from the liaison office of the free trade unions of the ECSC countries (Venice, 29 May 1956)
TextOn 29 May 1956, the liaison office of the free trade-unions of the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) forwards to the President of the Venice Conference of Foreign Ministers a resolution in which it sets out its expectations with regard to the Common Market and Euratom.
Christian Pineau at the Venice Conference (29 May 1956)
ImageOn 29 May 1956, at the Venice Conference on European revival, Christian Pineau (standing), French Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Conference, outlines to his European partners the position of France regarding the Common Market and Euratom.
The Venice Conference (29–30 May 1956)
ImageOn 29 and 30 May 1956, the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) meet in Venice to consider the implications of the Spaak Report and the plans for a common market and for Euratom.
List of the Delegations at the Venice Conference (29 May 1956)
TextComposition of the Delegations of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) at the Venice Conference on the revival of European integration held on 29 and 30 May 1956.
Letter from Bernard Dufournier to Christian Pineau on the position of the Christian trade unions with regard to the Common Market and Euratom (30 May 1956)
TextOn 30 May 1956, shortly before the start of the negotiations in Val Duchesse, the chargé d’affaires at the French Embassy in Belgium, Bernard Dufournier, sends a letter to French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau in which he reports on the position of the International Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ICCTU) concerning the European revival and the plans for a Common Market and Euratom.
Summary record of the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Second Chamber (The Hague, 7 June 1956)
TextOn 7 June 1956, Johan Willem Beyen, Netherlands Foreign Minister, reports to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Second Chamber of the Netherlands on the debates held on 29 and 30 May during the conference of Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) on the revival of the European integration process.
Telegram from Bernard Dufournier to Christian Pineau (Brussels, 8 June 1956)
TextOn 8 June 1956, Bernard Dufournier, Senior Adviser in the French Embassy in Brussels, forwards to Christian Pineau, French Foreign Minister, a telegram in which he outlines the satisfaction of Paul-Henri Spaak, President of the Intergovernmental Committee established by the Messina Conference, with the proceedings of the Venice Conference and his optimism regarding the progress of the revival of European integration.
Interview mit Charles Rutten: der Verlauf der Konferenz von Venedig (Den Haag, 29. November 2006)
VideoIn diesem Interview schildert Charles Rutten, ehemaliges Mitglied der niederländischen Delegation bei der Regierungskonferenz für den Gemeinsamen Markt und Euratom, detailliert die Hauptaspekte und die Ergebnisse der Außenministerkonferenz der sechs Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl (EGKS) am 29. und 30. Mai 1956 in Venedig.
Interview mit Jean François-Poncet (Paris, 16. März 2007) – Auszug: die Konferenz von Venedig
VideoIn diesem Interview spricht Jean François-Poncet, ehemaliger Vizekabinettchef des damaligen französischen Außenstaatssekretärs Maurice Faure, über die Chancen und Risiken der Konferenz der Außenminister der sechs Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl (EGKS) am 29. und 30. Mai 1956 in Venedig, auf der die Wiederaufnahme des europäischen Integrationsprozesses beschlossen wurde.
Pressestimmen
‘Waste of time in Venice’ from Combat (29 May 1956)
TextOn 29 May 1956, the French daily newspaper Combat highlights the lack of interest, in France, in the Venice Conference on the revival of European integration and expresses its scepticism regarding the chances of success of Euratom or of a European common market.
‘The International Confederation of Christian Trade Unions, Euratom and the Common Market’ from the Luxemburger Wort (26 May 1956)
TextOn 26 May 1956, commenting on the forthcoming opening of the Venice Conference on the revival of European integration, the daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort outlines the position taken by the International Confederation of Christian Trade Unions (ICCTU) on the Common Market and Euratom.
"Die Gespräche von Venedig" in Luxemburger Wort (29. Mai 1956)
TextAm 29. Mai 1956 kommentiert die Tageszeitung Luxemburger Wort die Konferenz von Venedig, aufder die Außenminister der sechs Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl (EKGS) zusammenkommen. Der Artikel berichtet über die Bedeutung Euratoms und weist auf die Schwierigkeiten bei der Einrichtung eines gemeinsamen europäischen Marktes hin.
‘Venice and Euratom’ from Le Figaro (30 May 1956)
TextOn 30 May 1956, in an article in the French daily newspaper Le Figaro, André François-Poncet, member of the French Academy and former French Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), comments on the Venice Conference and analyses the implications, in particular in the military field, of the establishment of a European Atomic Community.
‘The Venice communiqué is optimistic’ from La Nation Belge (31 May 1956)
TextOn 31 May 1956, reporting on the conclusions of the meeting in Venice between the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the Conservative daily newspaper La Nation Belge emphasises the satisfaction of the Belgian Delegation led by Paul-Henri Spaak.
"Optimismus in Venedig" in Le Monde (1. Juni 1956)
TextAm 1. Juni 1956 betrachtet die französische Tageszeitung Le Monde die Auswirkungen der Entscheidungen, die die Außenminister der sechs Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl (EGKS) am 29. und 30. Mai in Venedig bezüglich des Spaak-Berichts und der Pläne für einen Gemeinsamen Markt und Euratom getroffen haben.
Pressestimmen
‘The Messina Six’ from Il Nuovo Corriere della Sera (8 June 1956)
TextOn 8 June 1956, one year after the Messina Conference on the revival of European integration, the Milan daily newspaper Il Nuovo Corriere della Sera assesses the progress towards European integration made by the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
"Die Konferenz von Venedig" in Relazioni internazionali (9. Juni 1956)
TextAm 9. Juni 1956 kommentiert die alle zwei Monate erscheinende italienische Zeitschrift Relazioni internazionali die Ergebnisse der Konferenz von Venedig über die europäische „Relance“. Dabei gibt sie die Komplexität der Verhandlungen zwischen den Sechs über die Pläne für den Gemeinsamen Markt und Euratom wieder.
‘After Venice’ from Le Monde (20 June 1956)
TextOn 20 June 1956, as negotiations are held for a European Common Market, the French daily newspaper Le Monde publishes an article by François Walter which looks at the economic ideas behind the plan. The author regrets that the French public is not well informed of the ongoing negotiations and recommends the holding of a public debate as soon as possible so as to avoid another failure like that of the European Defence Community (EDC).