Congress of Europe, The Hague, 1948

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The Congress of Europe held in The Hague in 1948 was a landmark gathering of European politicians, intellectuals, and activists that laid important groundwork for postwar European integration and the eventual creation of institutions like the Council of Europe.

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instanceOf European integration milestone
international political conference
adoptedDocument Cultural Resolution of the Hague Congress
Economic and Social Resolution of the Hague Congress
Political Resolution of the Hague Congress
aim lay foundations for European political integration
prevent future wars in Europe
promote European unity
promote human rights and democracy in Europe
alsoKnownAs Congress of Europe
Hague Congress
associatedOrganization European Movement International
attendeeCount 800
calledFor creation of a European Assembly
drafting of a European Charter of Human Rights
establishment of a Court of Human Rights
greater economic and social cooperation in Europe
chairperson Winston Churchill
country Netherlands
endDate 1948-05-10
followedBy creation of the Council of Europe in 1949
historicalContext beginning of the Cold War
post-World War II reconstruction of Europe
ideologicalCurrent European federalism
European unionism
influenced European Convention on Human Rights
creation of the Council of Europe
establishment of the European Court of Human Rights
languageOfProceedings multiple European languages
legacy considered a founding moment of the European movement
provided political impetus for institutionalized European cooperation
location The Hague
notableParticipant Alcide De Gasperi
Altiero Spinelli
François Mitterrand
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Paul-Henri Spaak
Winston Churchill
organizedBy European League for Economic Cooperation
European Union of Federalists
International Committee of the Movements for European Unity
Nouvelles Équipes Internationales
United Europe Movement
participantsFromCountries over 20 European countries
presidentOfHonor Winston Churchill
resultedIn Hague Resolutions
startDate 1948-05-07
year 1948

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Denis de Rougemont participantIn Congress of Europe, The Hague, 1948