Monnet had worked out the plan that Schuman had presented to the world. This week’s agreement would not have been possible without U.S. pressure.

President Kennedy once remarked that, in just 20 years, Jean Monnet did more to unite Europe than a thousand years of conquerors. Monnet’s vision transformed a whole Continent and forged an ...

"I expect we will have problems between us," said Jean Monnet last week. "But I hope our problems will be eternal, for that would be a sign of the vitality of our relationship." ...

The dream of a European Union, almost as old as Europe itself, came a little closer to reality last week—close enough to have a leader (France's Jean Monnet), an address (Avenue de la ...

After consulting their home governments, the delegates of six nations met again in Paris last week to move the Schuman Plan a step nearer reality. West Germany and Italy were ready to accept the ...

On his 66th birthday, Jean Monnet took his morning stroll through the woods near his home in Luxembourg. His mind was made up. Next day, the cheery-cheeked little Frenchman who is president of the ...

In 1950, European countries were slowly recovering from the human and economic devastation caused by World War II, under the shadow of the renewed global tensions sparked by the Cold War. Child in the ...

In 1950, European countries were slowly recovering from the human and economic devastation caused by World War II, under the shadow of the renewed global tensions sparked by the Cold War. Child in the ...