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French civic exam 2026, History, geography and culture
Which of these countries is a founding country of the European Union?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 129
Lequel de ces pays est un pays fondateur de l'Union Européenne ?
Which of these countries is a founding country of the European Union?
Answer. One of the six founding countries, that is Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg or the Netherlands.
L'un des six pays fondateurs, c'est-à-dire l'Allemagne, la Belgique, la France, l'Italie, le Luxembourg ou les Pays-Bas.
These six countries create the ECSC in 1951, then the EEC in 1957 with the Treaty of Rome. The ministry does not publish the answer choices, look for the one on this list.
The official text that proves it
« en 1951, la Communauté Européenne du Charbon et de l’Acier (CECA) est créée entre la France, l’Allemagne, l’Italie, la Belgique, les Pays-Bas et le Luxembourg pour partager le charbon et l’acier ; »
in 1951, the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) is created between France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg to share coal and steel.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
To be confirmed against the four options shown on exam day, which the ministry does not publish.
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