The article examines the committment of many parliamentarians from Western countries after the Second World War in favour of European integration and the role played by the first European representative assembly, the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, from its foundation in 1949 to the resignation of its first president, Paul-Henri Spaak, in 1951. The members of the Consultative Assembly made an important contribution to creating a supranational forum of discussion. However, the Assembly was unable to share a common vision about the institutional perspectives of European integration.
From the Hague Congress to the Council of Europe: hopes, achievements and disappointments in the parliamentary way to European Integration (1948-1951) / Guerrieri, Sandro. - In: PARLIAMENTS, ESTATES AND REPRESENTATION. - ISSN 0260-6755. - STAMPA. - 34:2(2014), pp. 216-227. [10.1080/02606755.2014.952133]
From the Hague Congress to the Council of Europe: hopes, achievements and disappointments in the parliamentary way to European Integration (1948-1951)
GUERRIERI, Sandro
2014
Abstract
The article examines the committment of many parliamentarians from Western countries after the Second World War in favour of European integration and the role played by the first European representative assembly, the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, from its foundation in 1949 to the resignation of its first president, Paul-Henri Spaak, in 1951. The members of the Consultative Assembly made an important contribution to creating a supranational forum of discussion. However, the Assembly was unable to share a common vision about the institutional perspectives of European integration.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
