Who was the main ideologist behind the European Union?

looney_tunes

The European Union has its roots in the European Coal and Steel Community. "The ECSC was first proposed by French foreign minister Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950 as a way to prevent further war between France and Germany." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Coal_and_Steel_Community Of course, the progress from that group of six countries with a common economic interest to the current EU has required the commitment of many people! Nov 19 08, 4:52 AM

zbeckabee

Count R. N. Courdenhove-Kalergi is seen by many as the father of the modern European Union. It was him who suggested Beethoven's hymn as the EU's national anthem, and he was very active in connection with the design of the EU logo which contains 12 stars which symbolize the 12 tribes of Israel. In 1922 he co-founded the Pan-European Union (PEU) with Archduke Otto von Habsburg, as "the only way of guarding against an eventual world hegemony by Russia". http://balder.org/judea/Richard-Coudenhove-Kalergi-Practical-Idealism-Vienna-1925.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Richard_Nikolaus_von_Coudenhove-Kalergi Nov 19 08, 5:57 AM

deepakmr

A French statesman Robert Schuman is regarded as one of the founders of the European Union. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Schuman Nov 19 08, 7:34 AM