- throughout its existence the ECSC has played an essential social role by means of Article 56 of its Treaty, which has made it possible to support retraining measures in order to mitigate the devastating effects on employment of the successive stages in the restructuring of the European steel industry.
- tout au long de son existence, la CECA a joué un rôle social fondamental, au moyen de l'article 56 de son traité, ayant permis de favoriser des actions de reconversion en amortissant les effets dévastateurs, au niveau de l'emploi, des étapes de restructuration successives de la sidérurgie européenne.