Verhandlungen mit Irland, Dänemark und Norwegen
Verhandlungen mit Irland, Dänemark und Norwegen
Das erste Beitrittsgesuch Irlands im Jahr 1961
Denis Maher, The Tortuous Path
TextDenis Maher was a former Member of the Irish Delegation to the negotiations on Ireland’s accession to the European Communities. In his memoirs, he comments on the aide-mémoire which the Irish Government sent to the Six in 1961, at the time Ireland’s first application for accession to the European Communities was submitted.
Debates at the Irish Parliament (1 August 1961)
TextOn 1 August 1961, Sean Lemass, Irish Prime Minister, announces to the national parliament that his Government has submitted an initial request for Ireland’s accession to the European Communities.
Statement by Sean Lemass (Brussels, 18 January 1962)
TextOn 18 January 1962, three days before the opening, in Brussels, of negotiations on Ireland’s accession to the European Communities, Sean Lemass, Irish Prime Minister, reiterates to Members of the Governments of the Six his country’s determination to become a part of the European Community.
Ireland negotiates for accession to the EEC (21 January 1962)
BildOn 21 January 1962, following close on the heels of the United Kingdom, Ireland opens negotiations in Brussels with a view to acceding to the European Economic Community (EEC). General de Gaulle’s use of the veto, on 14 January 1963, temporarily puts an end to Ireland’s ambitions.
Letter from the European Economic Council to Sean Lemass (23 October 1962)
TextOn 23 October 1962, Emilio Colombo, President-in-Office of the Council of Ministers of the European Communities, agrees to the request made by the Irish Government for negotiations on Ireland’s membership of the European Communities to begin post-haste.
Note from the Commission of the EEC on Ireland's first application for accession (15 November 1963)
TextOn 15 November 1963, the European Commission draws up a report on the stance taken by Ireland during the negotiations for its accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).
Das zweite Beitrittsgesuch Irlands im Jahr 1967
Denis Maher, The Tortuous Path
TextIn his memoirs, Denis Maher, former Member of the Irish Delegation to the negotiations on the accession of Ireland to the European Communities, gives an account of the diplomatic talks with the Six.
Negotiations on the accession of Ireland (Paris, 11 May 1967)
BildOn 11 May 1967, Jack Lynch, Irish Prime Minister (on the left), visits French President, Georges Pompidou, (on the right) to discuss Ireland's application for membership of the European common market.
Statement by Jack Lynch at the Irish Parliament (11 May 1967)
TextOn 11 May 1967, the Irish Prime Minister, Jack Lynch, announces to the national parliament, the Dáil, the decision to reiterate the request for Ireland's accession to the European Communities.
Note from the Commission of the EEC on Ireland's second application for accession (2 July 1967)
TextOn 2 July 1967, the European Commission outlines the political and economic problems posed by Ireland’s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).
Debates at the Irish Parliament (25 July 1967)
TextOn 25 July 1967, in the Dáil, Irish MPs debate the conditions for Ireland’s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).
Statement by John Lynch to the Commission of the European Communities (Brussels, 27 July 1967)
TextOn 27 July 1967, at a meeting held in Brussels with Jean Rey, President of the European Commission, in connection with the negotiations for Irish accession to the European Communities, John Lynch, Irish Prime Minister, emphasises his Government’s European credentials.
Aide-mémoire from the representation of Ireland to the European Communities (Brussels, 12 November 1968)
TextOn 12 November 1968, the Representation of Ireland to the European Communities submits an aide-mémoire to the European Commission outlining the position of the Irish authorities on the export of cattle and beef to the Six.
Das erste Beitrittsgesuch Dänemarks im Jahr 1961
Memorandum from Denmark to the Secretary-General of the Council (10 August 1961)
TextOn 10 August 1961, the Danish mission to the European Economic Community (EEC) sends a memorandum to the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers which sets out that country’s position on possible negotiations for accession.
Das zweite Beitrittsgesuch Dänemarks im Jahr 1967
Jens Otto Krag, ‘Europe and Denmark’
TextOn 12 October 1966, in Brussels, six months before Denmark submits its application for accession to the European Communities, the Danish Prime Minister, Jens Otto Krag, delivers a lecture to the Belgian Royal Institute for International Relations (IRRI) on Denmark’s role in Europe.
Statement by Tyge Dahlgaard (18 July 1967)
TextOn 18 July 1967, on an official visit to the European Commission, Tyge Dahlgaard, Danish Minister for Trade and European Integration, emphasises the importance that Denmark attaches to its accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).
Reply from the Council of the European Communities (19 December 1967)
TextOn 19 December 1967, the Council of the European Communities approves the opening of negotiations on the accession of Denmark to the European Economic Community (EEC).
Das erste Beitrittsgesuch Norwegens im Jahr 1962
Das erste Beitrittsgesuch Norwegens im Jahr 1962
Das zweite Beitrittsgesuch Norwegens im Jahr 1967
Reaktionen
Mitteilung des Europäischen Gewerkschaftssekretariats (IBFG) an die EG-Kommission (Brüssel, 20. Oktober 1967)
TextAm 20. Oktober 1967 übermittelt das Europäische Gewerkschaftssekretariat (IBFG) dem Präsidenten der Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften, Jean Rey, eine Mitteilung, in der es sich für eine Erweiterung der Gemeinschaft um das Vereinigte Königreich, Irland, Dänemark und Norwegen ausspricht.
Conclusions of the Dublin International Conference organised by the European Movement (Dublin, 20–21 June 1969)
TextOn 20 and 21 June 1969, the European Movement organises an international conference in Dublin on the institutional problems posed by the European Communities’ first enlargement.
‘The accession of Great Britain, Denmark, Ireland and Norway to the European Communities’ from Affari Esteri (October 1970)
TextIn October 1970, Gerardo Zampaglione, Director-General at the Council of Ministers of the European Communities in Brussels, reports on the first enlargement of the Communities and places particular emphasis on the importance of the United Kingdom’s accession for economic and political unification in Europe.