On 23 July 1961, the French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the implications of the association of African countries with the European Economic Community (EEC), given that more and more African States are gaining political independence and that the association arrangement laid down in the Treaty of Rome expires in 1962.

Map published by the Press and Information Service of the European Communities showing the six Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the associated Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) as on 1 July 1961.