Marie Curie was able to begin work. Their mutual passion for science brought them increasingly closer, and they began to develop feelings for one another. Eventually Pierre Curie proposed marriage, but at first Skłodowska did not accept as she was still planning to go back to her native country. Curie, however, declared that he was ready to move with her to Poland, even if it meant being reduced to teaching French. Meanwhile, for the 1894 summer break, Skłodowska returned to Warsaw, where she visited her family. She was still laboring under the illusion that she would be able to work in her
Marie Curie Fellows Association the European Commission. During its first three years the Association received a generous support from the European Commission. At the same time the "Marie Curie Fellowships Unit" at the Directorate-General for Research of the European Commission supported the Association with advice and logistical help. In 1999, the MCFA was awarded UNESCO's Niels Bohr Medal at the occasion of the World Conference on Science (Budapest 26 June - 1 July 1999). All activities of the MCFA are co-ordinated on the international level. The running of the Association lies in the hands of the Administrative Board that is elected by the members