translate English to French: MAIN PRINCIPLES - THE EEC TREATY TAKES THE LEAD The European Communities (the ECSC, EEC and Euratom) were born of a gradual process of thinking about Europe, an idea that was closely bound up with the events that had shattered the continent.
PRINCIPES FONDAMENTAUX - VERS LA PRÉÉMINENCE DU TRAITÉ CEE Les Communautés Européennes (CECA, CEE et Euratom) sont nées de la lente progression de l'idée européenne inséparable des événements qui ont bouleversé le continent.