ABSTRACT
After the failure of the Pleven Plan for a European Defense Community in 1954 and the rejection of the Fouchet Plans in 1962, there was little effort to introduce a security aspect into the institutional structure of the European Community. The importance of close cooperation on security matters for the process of European integration itself is openly acknowledged by the contracting parties when they emphasize that this cooperation is most likely to promote the development of a European identity in foreign policy. As early as April 1973, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on political cooperation and the political unification of Europe, on the basis of a report drawn up on behalf of the Political Affairs Committee. The provisions of the European Economic Community Treaty concerning internal market regulations do not entirely apply to the armament industries of the member states.
