Word: compatriots
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...headquarters in Brussels. Nonetheless, it seemed fitting that the historic talks formally began in Luxembourg, where the European Coal and Steel Community, the forerunner of the Common Market, established its first headquarters in 1952 under the tutelage of Robert Schuman, France's pioneering Pan-European, and his compatriot Jean Monnet. Since then, the hopes of creating a United States of Europe have faded amidst charges that the Six add up to little more than a self-serving customs union. Enlargement would help to clear away some of the inertia that has set in at Brussels. At the very least...