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ECSC

A Dictionary of Contemporary World History | 2004 | | Copyright

ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community) An alliance originating in proposals made by Jean Monnet and announced by Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950, which called for the placement of coal and steel production in West Germany and France under joint control. This surrender of national sovereignty in sensitive economic areas which had been at the heart of the armaments industry in the two World Wars helped significantly overcome western European security concerns in the immediate postwar world. It led to the creation of the ECSC through the Treaty of Paris on 18 April 1951 (effective from 1952), which comprised Belgium, France, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. It was governed by a High Authority, which in turn came under the control of a Council of Ministers delegated from each member state. The High Authority was further advised by a general assembly made up of parliamentarians from the member states. Finally, the clauses of the Treaty of Paris were guarded by a High Court. The ECSC became the nucleus of European integration. Its institutions provided models for the European Commission, the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament, and the European Court of Justice.

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ECSC

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

ECSC see European Coal and Steel Community .

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ECSC

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

ECSC European Coal and Steel Community

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ECSC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ECSC." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ECSC.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	ECSC: CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE OPINION ON FUTURE OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Newspaper article from: Europe Energy; 5/6/1994
	ECSC TIMELINE.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 8/22/2002
	ECSC: EURO 158 MILLION BOOST FOR RESEARCH FUNDS. Newspaper article from: European Report; 1/18/2003