Forslaget om oprettelse af en europæisk fond er fremsat af premierminister Leo Tindemans som konklusion i kapitel IV i rapporten om Den europæiske Union, hvor han behandler »Menneskets Europa«1).
The idea of a European Foundation was mooted by Mr Leo Tindemans, Belgium's Prime Minister, in the conclusion to Chapter IV (A Citizen's Europe) of his report on European Union.'