## Founding Fathers of the European Union (I)

Click on a number in the grid to see the clue for the founding fathers of the EU. Complete the crossword with their family name and then click on "check". If you are stuck you can click on "hint" to get a free letter but you'll lose some points.
Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967)
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Alcide de Gasperi (1881-1954)
Walter Hallstein (1901-1982)
Jean Monnet (1888-1979)
Robert Schuman (1886-1963)
Paul Henri Spaak (1899-1972)
Altiero Spinelli (1907-1986)

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3. | In cooperation with Jean Monnet he drew up the internationally renowned Schuman Plan, which he published on 9 May 1950, the date now regarded as the birth of the European Union. He proposed joint control of coal and steel production, the most important materials for the armaments industry.
4. | He was the main inspiration behind the famous "Schuman declaration" of 9 May 1950, which led to the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community and, as such, is considered to be the birth of the European Union. Between 1952-55 he was the first president of its executive body.

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1. | He promoted initiatives for the fusion of Western Europe, working on the realisation of the Marshall Plan and creating close economic ties with other European countries, in particular France. Furthermore, he supported the Schumann Plan for the foundation of the European Coal and Steel Community and helped develop the idea of the common European defence policy.
2. | He was a leading figure in formulating the content of the Treaty of Rome. At the so-called "Messina Conference" in 1955 the six participating governments appointed him as president of the working committee that prepared the Treaty.