Statement by Jean Monnet (30 April 1953)

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On 30 April 1953, on the eve of the opening of the common market for steel, Jean Monnet, President of the High Authority of the ECSC, expresses his satisfaction with the existence of a large European market of 150 million consumers.

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Source: CECA: ouverture du marché commun Acier / Jean Monnet.- Luxembourg: CLT [Prod.], 30.04.1953. CLT-UFA, Luxembourg. - SON (00:02:46, Montage, Son original).
CLT-UFA, 45, Boulevard Pierre Frieden, L-1543 Luxembourg.

Photo: Première coulée de fonte européenne. Esch-sur-Alzette: Photothèque Parlement européen, 3004/1953. Noir et blanc.

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Photo: Photo European Parliament

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The first European iron casting (Esch-zur-Alzette, 30 April 1953)