The Monnet Authority was the first High Authority of the

European Coal and Steel Community The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was a European organization created after World War II to integrate Europe's coal and steel industries into a single common market based on the principle of supranationalism which would be governe ...

(ECSC), between 1952 and 1955. Its president was

Jean Monnet Jean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet (; 9 November 1888 – 16 March 1979) was a French civil servant, entrepreneur, diplomat, financier, and administrator. An influential supporter of European unity, he is considered one of the founding fathers of t ...

of France. Monnet resigned on Europe day 1955 following the failure of the

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and was succeeded by the

Mayer Authority The Mayer Authority was the second High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), between 1955 and 1958. Its president was René Mayer of France. There were three more High Authorities before the institutions of the ECSC were ...

. There were four more High Authorities before the institutions of the ECSC were

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with those of the European Atomic Energy Community and the

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in 1967 to become the

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The High Authority was based temporarily in

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and consisted of nine members; one each for the

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states, two for the larger states of France, Germany and

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. Nevertheless, the Monnet Authority had two members from Belgium and one from Italy. The members were supposed to represent the general interest of the Community and were assisted by a consultative committee. Each member was involved in a number of areas, working with other members, and led one or two of those areas. In addition to Jean Monnet of France, as president, the authority comprised:Members of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)
On ''CVCE.eu'' * Franz Etzel of Germany, First Vice-President ** Markets, agreements, transport (President) ** Social problems ** External relations ** Press and information ** 'Messina' working group * Albert Coppé of Belgium, Second Vice-President ** Long term policy (President) ** Markets, agreements, transport ** Press and information ** 'Messina' working group *

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of Belgium ** Problems (President) ** Administrative questions (President) * Dirk Spierenburg of Netherlands ** External relations (President) ** Markets, agreements, transport ** 'Messina' working group * Léon Daum of France ** Finance, investment, production (President) ** Instructions group (President) ** Long-term policy ** Markets, agreements, transport ** Press and information * Enzo Giacchero of Italy ** Press and information (President) ** Long-term policy ** Finance, investment, production ** Administrative questions ** Instructions group * Albert Wehrer of Luxembourg ** Finance, investment, production ** Social Problems ** External relations ** Administrative questions ** Instructions group * Heinz Potthof of Germany ** Long-term policy ** Finance, investment, production ** Administrative questions ** Instructions group

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President Monnet on the opening of the common market
Recorded speech (00:00:19). Available on CVCE website - Centre virtuel de la connaissance sur l'Europe

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