The Origin the European common market1950-1957

Abstract

This study investigates the origin of the European Common Market, which was established by six countries in Western Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands) with the signature of the Treaty of Rome in March 1957and entered into force by the1/1/1958. In the aftermath of the Second World War, with the Allies’ victory, the Soviet Union and the United States, on the one hand, and Germany’s unknown fate, on the other, Europe was suffering from economic and political instability. In this frame, intellectuals, such as Jean Monnet, and politicians, such as Konrad Adenauer, started envisioning ways to overcome the difficult situation in which Europe was struggling European Common Market was thus created to grant Western Europe the economic balance and political stability it has been lacking since the first half of the twentieth Century, While keeping the door open for the rest of Western Europe. This study will focus on the following issues: - The historical conditions that led to the establishment of the European Common Market with the signature of the Treaty of Rome on 3/25/1957 - The experiences of the European countries preceding the establishment of the European Common Market. - the definition of the European common market, the content of the treaty, the structure and objectives of the institutions involved.