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The European Political Community (EPC) was proposed in 1952 as a combination of the existing European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community

The European Coal and Steel Community was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and creating the foundation for European democracy and the modern-day developments of the European Union....
 (ECSC) and the proposed European Defence Community
European Defence Community

The European Defense Community was a plan proposed in 1950 by Ren? Pleven, the French President of the Council , in response to the United States call for the rearmament of West Germany....
 (EDC). The European Political Community must not be mistaken with European Political Cooperation
European political cooperation

The European Political Cooperation was introduced in 1970 and was the synonym for European Union foreign policy coordination until it was superseded by the Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Maastricht Treaty ....
 (1970-1993).

A draft EPC treaty, as drawn up by the ECSC assembly (now the European Parliament
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
), would have seen a directly elected assembly ("the Peoples’ Chamber"), a senate appointed by national parliaments and a supranational executive accountable to the parliament.

The European Political Community project failed in 1954 when it became clear that the European Defence Community would not be ratified by the French national assembly
French National Assembly

The France National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the French Fifth Republic. The other is the French Senate ....
, which feared that the project entailed an unacceptable loss of national sovereignty.






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The European Political Community (EPC) was proposed in 1952 as a combination of the existing European Coal and Steel Community
European Coal and Steel Community

The European Coal and Steel Community was a six-nation international organisation serving to unify Western Europe during the Cold War and creating the foundation for European democracy and the modern-day developments of the European Union....
 (ECSC) and the proposed European Defence Community
European Defence Community

The European Defense Community was a plan proposed in 1950 by Ren? Pleven, the French President of the Council , in response to the United States call for the rearmament of West Germany....
 (EDC). The European Political Community must not be mistaken with European Political Cooperation
European political cooperation

The European Political Cooperation was introduced in 1970 and was the synonym for European Union foreign policy coordination until it was superseded by the Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Maastricht Treaty ....
 (1970-1993).

A draft EPC treaty, as drawn up by the ECSC assembly (now the European Parliament
European Parliament

The European Parliament is the only direct election parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union , it forms the bicameral Institutions of the European Union#Legislature of the Institutions of the European Union and has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world....
), would have seen a directly elected assembly ("the Peoples’ Chamber"), a senate appointed by national parliaments and a supranational executive accountable to the parliament.

The European Political Community project failed in 1954 when it became clear that the European Defence Community would not be ratified by the French national assembly
French National Assembly

The France National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the French Fifth Republic. The other is the French Senate ....
, which feared that the project entailed an unacceptable loss of national sovereignty. As a result, the European Political Community idea had to be abandoned

See also

  • Messina Conference
    Messina Conference

    The Messina Conference was held from 1 to 3 June 1955 at the Italy city of Messina on the island of Sicily. The conference of the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community would lead to the creation of the European Economic Community in 1958....
  • History of the European Union
    History of the European Union

    The European Union is a geo-political entity covering a large portion of the European continent. It is founded upon numerous treaties and has undergone expansions that has taken it from 6 European Union to 27, a majority of states in Europe....
  • European Defence Community
    European Defence Community

    The European Defense Community was a plan proposed in 1950 by Ren? Pleven, the French President of the Council , in response to the United States call for the rearmament of West Germany....
  • European political cooperation
    European political cooperation

    The European Political Cooperation was introduced in 1970 and was the synonym for European Union foreign policy coordination until it was superseded by the Common Foreign and Security Policy in the Maastricht Treaty ....


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