‘If our Communities have something original and fundamental to show for themselves than it is their institutional constitution. It is no coincidence that the author of the treaties of Paris and Rome chose the definition “Community” when they named their great organization. A community consists of two elements; an intellectual and an institutional one. The intellectual element is a common belief. For us it is our belief in the reconciliation of European people, the expiration of nationalism and the formation of a united, independent, open and liberal European continent. […]
We believe the Community to be a fundamental factor for the unification of Europe, but also that it only represents a part of Europe. We therefore believe that it is time to think about the extension of the present Community and to find methods and ways of welcoming the other European countries one after the other in stages. We believe that the Community in its present form is already the first economic power in the world and must therefore take part in open and broad-minded politics with developing countries in general and the African states associated therewith and Madagascar.’