The Benelux memorandum of 1955 was a document drafted by the three Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) on 18 May 1955 as a means to reviving European integration on the basis of a general common market. == Background == The failure of the European Defence Community (EDC) and the European Political Community, brought the process of European integration to a standstill in 1954.
The Benelux memorandum of 1955 was a document drafted by the three Benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg) on 18 May 1955 as a means to reviving European integration on the basis of a general common market. == Background == The failure of the European Defence Community (EDC) and the European Political Community, brought the process of European integration to a standstill in 1954.
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