National Content: Belgium
Preliminary discussion about the Common Market and the Euratom
| Source | « La Libre Belgique » n° 80, the 21th of March 1957, P.1 |
| Event referred to | 25th March 1957: Birth of the EEC |
| Technological characteristics | Type of file: Image Extension : pdf Characteristics Dimension of the file: 1968 Ko Availability proposed: pdf document with zoom options |
| Description of the source | Kind of source: Newspaper article Origin of the source: Archives of the University of Liège (Belgium) Language: French Copyright issues: reproduction and pedagogical exploitation authorized in the framework of the MHM project |
| Contextualisation of the source | « La Libre Belgique » is an important French-speaking newspaper. Started in 1884 under the title «Le Patriote», it become «La Libre Belgique» just after World War II. This daily paper of Catholic conservative trend is edited in Brussels. It sets itself against the influence of the syndicates in politics and it defends a very liberal economic policy. It is especially read in the large urban areas as well as in the small rural townships, by all social classes. In 1967, 170.000 copies were daily edited (J. GOL, Le monde de la presse en Belgique, édition du Centre de Recherche et d’Information socio-politiques – CRISP- 1970) |
| Interpretation of the source | An atmosphere of scepticism prevails at the parliament but the Minister of Economy maintains that the treaty is a political necessity. However, he considers it is a pity that this treaty partitions Europe and that alignment of currencies doesn’t exist. We can see that as far as the currencies convertibility isn’t guaranteed, all the customs duties will probably be ineffective. |
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