Part 1. Introduction 1. The Search for an Ever Closer Union: A Framework for Analysis Roy Pryce and Wolfgang Wessels Part 2. Phases of the Search 2. The Origins: Early Attempts and the Emergence of the Six (1945–52) Pierre Gerbet 3. The Project for a Political Community (1952–54) Rita Cardozo 4. The Treaties of Rome (1955–57) Hanns-Jürgen Küsters 5. In Search of Political Union: The Fouchet Plan Negotiations (1960–62) Pierre Gerbet 6. New Ambitions: From The Hague to Paris Summits (1969–72) Christian Franck 7. The Tindemans Report (1975–76) Jacques Vandamme 8. The Genscher-Colombo Plan and the ‘Solemn Declaration on European Union’ (1981–83) Gianni Bonvicini 9. The European Parliament’s Draft Treaty Establishing the European Union (1979–84) Otto Schmuck 10. The European Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Institutional Affairs (1984–85) Patrick Keatinge and Anna Murphy 11. The 1985 Intergovernmental Conference and the Single European Act Richard Corbett Part 3. Conclusions 12. Past Experience and Lessons for the Future Roy Pryce
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Roy Pryce






