The Fouchet Plan was a plan proposed by President Charles de Gaulle of France in 1961. It was written by Christian Fouchet, France's ambassador to Denmark. The idea was to form a new 'Union of States', an intergovernmental alternative to the European Communities. De Gaulle feared a loss of French national influence in the European Communities, which at the time was becoming more and more supranational, so the Plan was an attempt to keep the balance of power in France’s favor. Due to the success of the European Communities and the lack of enthusiasm of other states for this idea, the Fouchet Plan was never implemented.
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