Spaak Report
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The Spaak Report or Brussels Report on the General Common Market is the report drafted by the Spaak Committee in 1956. The Intergovernmental Committee, headed by Paul-Henri Spaak, presented its definitive report on 21 April 1956 to the six governments of the member states of the European Coal and Steel Community.
The report formed the cornerstone of the
European Atomic Energy Community
.
Summary
The Spaak Report concluded that a sector-by-sector integration of the European economies would be difficult. Instead, a horizontal integration of the economy, by the gradual elimination of trade barriers, seemed to be the way to continue. The goal was to be achieved by creating a customs union.
On the integration of the
multinational companies. The integration of electricity and fuel gas
seemed irrelevant, as they were distributed solely at a national level.
See also
Sources
- Spaak Report (English summary)
- Spaak Report (French)
- Treaties of Rome, preparation
- Interview with Jean François Poncet: the importance of the Spaak Report in the Val Duchesse negotiations (Paris, 16 March 2007)