The European Coal and Steel Community was created in 1951 and had 6 members; France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium and Holland. It was brought into the EEC in 1967. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20140
European Coal and Steel Community - the original version of what is now known as the European Community. Founded by the Treaty of Paris in 1952, the ECSC was based on the principle of member nations sharing their coal and steel resources Found on https://www.steelonthenet.com/files/glossary-5.html