Noordwijk Conference
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The Noordwijk Conference was held in Noordwijk
, near The Hague
, on 6 September 1955 to evaluate the progress made by the Spaak Committee
set up by the Messina Conference
. The conference was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community
(ECSC). Chairman of the conference was Johan Willem Beyen, then Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs.
At the conference Paul-Henri Spaak
presented an interim report of the Spaak Committee so the attendants could evaluate the progress made in the technical activities of the committee. Spaak informed his colleagues of the difficulties on transport and conventional energy (coal, oil) and paid attention also to agricultural issues. As a result Spaak requested two more months in order to prepare his final report. Although progres had been made, the press release lead to the conclusion that the committee had run into an impasse.
Noordwijk
Noordwijk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 51.53 km² and had a population of 24,707 in May 2006....
, near The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, on 6 September 1955 to evaluate the progress made by the Spaak Committee
Spaak Committee
The Spaak Committee was an Intergovernmental Committee set up by the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community as a result of the Messina Conference of 1955. The Spaak Committee started its work on 9 July 1955 and ended on 20 April 1956, when the Heads of...
set up by the Messina Conference
Messina Conference
The Messina Conference was held from 1 to 3 June 1955 at the Italian city of Messina, 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...
. The conference was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the 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 create the foundation for the modern-day developments of the European Union...
(ECSC). Chairman of the conference was Johan Willem Beyen, then Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs.
At the conference Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul-Henri Spaak
Paul Henri Charles Spaak was a Belgian Socialist politician and statesman.-Early life:Paul-Henri Spaak was born on 25 January 1899 in Schaerbeek, Belgium, to a distinguished Belgian family. His grandfather, Paul Janson was an important member of the Liberal Party...
presented an interim report of the Spaak Committee so the attendants could evaluate the progress made in the technical activities of the committee. Spaak informed his colleagues of the difficulties on transport and conventional energy (coal, oil) and paid attention also to agricultural issues. As a result Spaak requested two more months in order to prepare his final report. Although progres had been made, the press release lead to the conclusion that the committee had run into an impasse.