Ratification
Decision by the French Constitutional Council on the election of the European Parliament by universal suffrage (30 December 1976)
TextOn 30 December 1976, following a request by the President of the French Republic, the French Constitutional Council rules that the decision of the Council of the European Communities of 20 September 1976 and the annexed act do not include any clauses that are in breach of the French Constitution.
Parliamentary debates in the House of Commons (7 February 1977)
TextOn 7 February 1977, the House of Commons debates the issues surrounding the future direct election of the European Parliament.
‘Militant Socialists and European integration’ from Le Monde (10 February 1977)
TextOn 10 February 1977, in an article published in the daily newspaper Le Monde, the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre harshly criticises the establishment of a capitalist Europe and calls on Socialist Party members not to ratify the bill concerning elections to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.
Bill for approval by Belgium of the EC Council Decision on the election of Parliament by universal suffrage (14 February 1977)
TextBill dated 14 February 1977 for approval by Belgium of the Decision and Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, signed in Brussels on 20 September 1976.
Rede von Hans-Dietrich Genscher (Bonn, 26. Mai 1977)
TextLe 26 mai 1977, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, ministre des Affaires étrangères de la République fédérale d'Allemagne (RFA), s'exprime devant le Bundestag à l'occasion des débats sur les lois électorales pour l'élection du Parlement européen.
Parliamentary debates in the French National Assembly, first sitting (14 June 1977)
TextExtract from the full minutes of parliamentary debates in the French National Assembly at the first sitting of 14 June 1977 on the election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.
Debates in the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies on the election of the European Parliament by universal suffrage (29 June 1977)
TextMinutes of debates held on 29 June 1977 in the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies on the bill approving the Decision and Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, signed in Brussels on 20 September 1976.