Christian Pineau was a noted French Resistance fighter, who later served an important term as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1956 through 1958.
Pineau in 1957
Christian Pineau meeting with David Ben-Gurion in Israel, January 1959
The Treaty of Rome, or EEC Treaty, brought about the creation of the European Economic Community, the best known of the European Communities. The treaty was signed on 25 March 1957 by Belgium, France,
Christian Pineau
…between 17 and 19 February 1955. As foreign minister (February 1956 – May 1958), Pineau was responsible for handling the Suez Crisis and for signing the Treaty of Rome on behalf of France. With Guy Mollet, he visited Moscow. In October 1956, he signed the Protocol of Sèvres with Great Britain and Israel on behalf of…
Signing ceremony of the treaty at the Palazzo dei Conservatori, on Capitoline Hill, Rome
The signature page on the original Treaty of Rome
One of the events in preparation of the 60th anniversary: projection on the Colosseum by the JEF
Poster celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, on the Berlaymont building