The Paul-Henri Spaak Foundation or Fondation Paul-Henri Spaak located in
Brussels (
Belgium) was founded in 1973, one year after the death
Paul-Henri Spaak, to continue his work on
European integration
European integration is the process of industrial, economic integration, economic, political, legal, social integration, social, and cultural Regional integration, integration of states wholly or partially in Europe or nearby. European integrat ...
and
transatlantic relations. The Foundation organises conferences and seminars, which are published and possesses a major part of Paul-Henri Spaak's
archives. Viscount
Étienne Davignon is the president of the Foundation.
Background
In 1945, Paul-Henri Spaak was elected chairman of the first session of the General Assembly of the
United Nations. In 1956, he was chosen by the Council of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and he held this office from 1957 until 1961. Paul-Henri Spaak was one of the
Founding fathers of the European Union and the first
President of the European Parliament (Common Assembly).
See also
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Euro-American relations
Sources
Paul-Henri Spaak archive
External links
Paul-Henri Spaak Foundation
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Foundations based in Belgium
Organizations established in 1973