The Stresa Conference (3 to 12 July 1958)
‘The Stresa conference can bring about real progress’ from Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant
TextOn 28 May 1958, the Dutch daily newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamse Courant outlines the implications of the agricultural conference to be held in Stresa.
Address given by Walter Hallstein at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 3 July 1958)
TextOn 3 July 1958, Walter Hallstein, President of the Commission of the European Economic Community, sets out the objectives and tasks of the Stresa Agriculture Conference attended by the representatives of the six Member States of the Communities.
Statement by Anne Vondeling at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 3–12 July 1958)
TextAt the Stresa Conference held from 3 to 12 July 1958 and attended by the six Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC), Anne Vondeling, Netherlands Agriculture Minister, calls for a better organisation of the common agricultural policy.
Report by Émile Colling at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 3–12 July 1958)
TextOn 4 July 1958, the Luxembourg Agriculture Minister, Émile Colling, gives an address to the Stresa Agriculture Conference, held from 3 to 12 July 1958 and attended by the representatives of the Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC). He outlines the implications of the special safeguard clause and the opinion of the Luxembourg Government with regard to the establishment of a common agricultural market.
Statement by Mario Ferrari-Aggradi at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 3–12 July 1958)
TextAt the Agriculture Conference held in Stresa from 3 to 12 July 1958 and attended by the representatives of the Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC), Mario Ferrari-Aggradi, Italian Agriculture Minister, describes the situation of Italian agriculture in the light of the challenge of a common agricultural policy.
Statement by Heinrich Lübke at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 3–12 July 1958)
TextAt the Stresa Conference opening on 3 July 1958, Heinrich Lübke, German Agriculture Minister, outlines to the representatives of the Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC) the main measures for the establishment of a common market for agriculture.
Address given by Sicco Mansholt at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 3–12 July 1958)
TextSicco Mansholt, Vice-President of the Commission of the EEC in charge of agriculture, thanks the delegations of the six Member States of the European Economic Community meeting in Stresa from 3 to 12 July 1958 to discuss the common agricultural policy.
Final Resolution adopted at the Agriculture Conference of the EEC Member States (Stresa, 12 July 1958)
TextFinal Resolution adopted by the Delegations of the six Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC), meeting at the Stresa Agriculture Conference from 3 to 12 July 1958.
'Agriculture in the European arena' from the Süddeutsche Zeitung
TextOn 23 and 24 August 1958, the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung considers the stage reached in the negotiations on the common agricultural policy (CAP) and highlights the interests of German farmers.
'Opinion on the Stresa Resolution' from L'agriculture dans le marché commun
TextIn November 1958, the European Confederation of Agriculture (ECA) expresses its opinion on the Resolution adopted by the Delegations of the six Member States of the European Economic Community (EEC) following the Stresa Agriculture Conference held from 3 to 12 July 1958.
The Stresa Conference (3 to 12 July 1958)
BildFrom 3 to 12 July 1958, the delegations of the Six meet in Stresa, Italy, to discuss the introduction of a common agricultural policy (CAP) with Walter Hallstein, President of the European Commission, and Sicco Mansholt, Commissioner with special responsibility for Agriculture.
Interview with Georges Rencki: the Stresa Conference (Tervuren, 23 November 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Georges Rencki, former Deputy Director in the Private Office of Sicco Mansholt, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the common agricultural policy, discusses the organisation and outcome of the Stresa Conference held from 3 to 12 July 1958 on the establishment of a common agricultural policy.
Interview with Helmut von Vershuer: the Stresa Conference (Paris, 25 May 2009)
VideoIn this interview, Helmut von Verschuer, former member of the Private Office of European Commissioner Sicco Mansholt, discusses the Commission’s preparations for the Stresa Conference of July 1958 and explains the importance of the outcome of this conference for the establishment of the common agricultural policy.