The European Coal and Steel Community was an international organization which was established with the aim of uniting European countries. The first members were France, West Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Italy and Luxembourg. The idea for the organization was first presented by Robert Schuman in 1950. His aim was to "make war not only unthinkable but materially impossible". ECSC established a common market for Coal and Steel among its members. The ECSC was joined by other similar organizations in 1957 and merged with European Economic Community in 1967. It continued to exisits as an independent part of EEC and EU until 2002. ECSC is today considered as one of the forerunner for the European Union (EU).
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