Schuman Plan

noun

1. the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.

Example Sentences

In 1950 the "Schuman Plan" proposed a supranational community for coal and steel.

From Reuters

One favorite for the job: Robert Schuman, whose "Schuman Plan" started it all.

From Time Magazine Archive

Largely as a result of the Schuman Plan, and its creation of a common tariff-free market, Jean Monnet reported last week that: � Trade in coal and steel among the six countries has increased by 75% since 1952.

From Time Magazine Archive

After consulting their home governments, the delegates of six nations met again in Paris last week to move the Schuman Plan a step nearer reality.

From Time Magazine Archive

Speaking at Colchester, Britain's Secretary for War John Strachey called the Schuman Plan "this plot," and attacked the coal-steel authority as "an irresponsible international body free from all democratic control."

From Time Magazine Archive