Address by Geert Johannes Nicolaas Maria Ruygers on the political integration of Europe (Amsterdam, 1–2 October 1954)

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On 1 and 2 October 1954, the Congress of the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen, NVV) is held. At the Congress, Geert Johannes Nicolaas Maria Ruygers, deputy leader of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) and a Dutch Member of Parliament, gives an address on the issues surrounding the political and economic integration of Western Europe and particularly refers to the failure of the European Defence Community (EDC).

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Source: RUYGERS, G.j.n.m.. De politieke Éénwording. In: De eenwording van Europa: Redevoeringen uitgesproken in het buitengewoon congres van het N.V.V. over de integratie van Europa gehouden op en 1 en 2 October 1954. Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen. 01-10-1954/02-10-1954. pp.30-40.

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