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EU Timeline: 1940s
Significant events:
1946
19 September
Winston Churchill calls for a 'United States of Europe' led by France and Germany in a speech he gives at the University of Zurich.
17 December
The European Federalists Union is formed.
1947
14 May
Supported by Winston Churchill, the United Europe Movement is created, against supranational institutions and in favour of intergovernmental cooperation.
27 to 31 August
The European Union Federalists Congress meets in Montreux.
13 to 14 December
Federalist and Unionist organisations get together within the International Coordination of Movements for the Unification of Europe Committee.
1948
1 January
Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands (the Benelux countries) establish a custom convention.
7 to 11 May
Sponsored by the International Coordination of Movements for the Unification of Europe Committee, the Europe Congress meets in The Hague, chaired by Winston Churchill and attended by 800 delegates. The Congress recommends that Europe's individual states prepare for political and economic integration.






