07/09/2012 (Agence Europe) - Sixtieth anniversary of the EU Council of Ministers. Sixty years ago in Luxembourg, from 8 to 10 September 1952, the Council held its very first meeting. It met as the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the precursor of the current Council of the European Union. The EESC comprised the six founder member states (Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and existed until 22 July 2002. The first...