Messina Conference
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The Messina Conference of 1955 was a meeting of the six member states of the European Coal and Steel Community. The conference assessed the progress of the ECSC and, deciding that it was working well,
Palazzo Zanca in Messina, the main seat of the Conference
Johan Beyen
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Johan Willem "Wim" Beyen was a Dutch politician and diplomat of Liberal signature and businessman. Beyen played an important role in the creation of the European Economic Community and is regarded as
Messina Conference
…of the ECSC, and it would lead to the creation of the European Economic Community. The delegations of the six participating countries were headed by Johan Willem Beyen (Netherlands), Gaetano Martino (Italy), Joseph Bech (Luxembourg), Antoine Pinay (France), Walter Hallstein (Germany), and Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium…
Johan Beyen in 1955