What was the motivation of the French, German and Dutch governments in the 1950s to promote EU integration?

Write an essay (Introduction, body and conclusion) on the following topic:

Analysing the beginning of European
integration in the 1950s shows that motivations of the founding member states
for creating the ECSC and EEC are still relevant in understanding current
processes of EU integration. What was the motivation of the French, German and
Dutch governments in the 1950s to promote EU integration? What is the role and
core preference of these member states in EU integration today? Which
continuities in the states’ preferences do you find?

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•Question is
posed and
answered
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concepts, definitions, theories
•Argument
and discussion
•Engagement
with scholarly literature
•Quality
of sources (academic and empirical)

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