Die Verwirklichung der GAP
Die Verwirklichung der GAP
Die Konferenz von Stresa (3. bis 12. Juli 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.
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.
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.
'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.
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 mit Helmut von Verschuer: die Konferenz von Stresa (Paris, 25. März 2009)
VideoIn diesem Interview spricht Helmut von Verschuer, ehemaliges Kabinettsmitglied des Kommissars Mansholt, über die Vorbereitungen der Kommission auf die Konferenz von Stresa im Juli 1958 und unterstreicht die Bedeutung der Ergebnisse dieser Konferenz für die Einrichtung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik.
Die Vorschläge der Kommission
Proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council concerning the common organisation of the market in the cereals sector
TextIn its proposals to the Council of Ministers, the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) includes a Regulation establishing a system of levies and the gradual creation of a common organisation of the market in the cereals sector.
Proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council concerning the common organisation of the market in the pigmeat sector
TextIn its proposals to the Council of Ministers, the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) includes a Regulation on the gradual establishment of a common organisation of the market in the pigmeat sector.
Proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council concerning the common organisation of the market in the fruit and vegetables sector
TextIn its proposals to the Council of Ministers, the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) includes a Regulation on the gradual establishment of a common organisation of the market in the fruit and vegetables sector.
Proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council concerning the common organisation of the market in the egg sector
TextIn its proposals to the Council of Ministers, the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) includes a Regulation on the gradual establishment of a common organisation of the market in the egg sector.
Proposals submitted by the Commission to the Council concerning the common organisation of the market in the poultrymeat sector
TextIn its proposals to the Council of Ministers, the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) includes a Regulation on the gradual establishment of a common organisation of the market in the poultrymeat sector.
Report by the EEC Commission on the implementation of the Treaty of Rome (January 1958–January 1962)
TextIn its report on the implementation of the Treaty of Rome, the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) reviews the achievements relating to the common organisation of the agricultural markets up to January 1962.
'The Mansholt Plan' from La Giustizia (27 September 1960)
TextOn 27 September 1960, the Italian newspaper La Giustizia criticises the provisions laid down by the Mansholt Plan with a view to organising the common agricultural policy (CAP) and expresses concern over the social repercussions of the new proposal for a common agricultural market.
Information booklet on agriculture in the Common Market (1960)
TextIn 1960, the monthly publication Communauté Européenne provides an entertaining overview of the implications and objectives of the future common agricultural policy (CAP).
Sicco Mansholt, The Crisis
TextIn his memoirs, Sicco Mansholt, former Member of the Commission of the European Communities, describes the first faltering steps of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
‘S. L. Mansholt — the “great lock-keeper” of European agriculture’ from the Communauté européenne (February 1962)
TextIn February 1962, the monthly publication Communauté européenne pays tribute to Sicco Mansholt, the architect of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Sicco Mansholt
BildSicco Mansholt, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner with special responsibility for agriculture from 1958 to 1973: the architect of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Die Vorschläge der Kommission
Sicco Mansholt
PassDer erste Verhandlungsmarathon in der Agrarpolitik (18. Dezember 1961-14. Januar 1962)
Erster Verhandlungsmarathon in der Agrarpolitik (Brüssel, 14. Januar 1962)
VideoAm 14. Januar 1962 führt der erste Verhandlungsmarathon in der Agrarpolitik nach 140 Verhandlungsstunden zur Entscheidung des Ministerrates der Sechs, die zweite Etappe der Übergangsphase einzuläuten. Gleichzeitig beschließen sie, die Gemeinsame Agrarmärkte nach Erzeugnissen zu organisieren, besondere Wettbewerbsregeln anzuwenden und einen Europäischen Ausrichtungs- und Garantiefonds für die Landwirtschaft (EAGFL) einzurichten.
Cartoon by Low on France’s position on the common agricultural policy (3 January 1962)
BildOn 3 January 1962, British cartoonist David Low takes an ironic look at the concerns of the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, vis-à-vis the attitude of Charles de Gaulle, President of the French Republic, who is trying to impose France’s agricultural demands on its five Common Market partners.
"Preise, Abschöpfungen, Überschussfinanzierung - drei Schlüsselprobleme der gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik" in Le Monde (20. Dezember 1961)
TextAm 20. Dezember 1961 berichtet die französische Tageszeitung Le Monde über den Verlauf der politischen Verhandlungen der Sechs zur Einführung einer gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik.
‘European revolution' from the Corriere della Sera (15 January 1962)
TextOn 15 January 1962, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera describes the significance of the measures adopted the previous day by the Council of Ministers of the Six in favour of the establishment of the Customs Union and the implementation of the first package of agricultural legislation.
"Preisanstieg nicht sicher" in L'intransigeant (18. Januar 1962)
TextAm 18. Januar 1962 kommentiert François Donati im Intransigeant die Beschlüsse des Ministerrates der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (EWG) im Bereich der Landwirtschaft und warnt seine Leser vor übertriebener Begeisterung.
Letter from Albert Borschette to Eugene Schaus (26 January 1962)
TextOn 26 January 1962, Albert Borschette, Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the European Communities, writes a letter to Eugene Schaus, Luxembourg Foreign Minister, commenting on the decisions of the Council of Ministers regarding the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Caricature de Pi sur De Gaulle et le marché commun agricole (22 février 1962)
Bild"Attentat contre l'Europe ?" En février 1962, commentant les négociations en cours sur la politique agricole commune (PAC) entre les représentants des six États membres de la Communauté économique européenne (CEE), le caricaturiste Pi fustige dans le quotidien allemand Industriekurier la position jugée anti-européenne du général de Gaulle, président de la République française.
Interview mit Helmut von Verschuer: der erste Agrarverhandlungsmarathon (Paris, 25. Mai 2009)
VideoIn diesem Interview erinnert sich Helmut von Verschuer, ehemaliges Kabinettsmitglied von Kommissar Mansholt, an die schwierigen Verhandlungen über die GAP im Rahmen des ersten Agrarverhandlungsmarathons von Dezember 1961 bis Januar 1962.
Die Einrichtung des Europäischen Ausrichtungs- und Garantiefonds für die Landwirtschaft
‘Agreement on the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund' from the Corriere della Sera (14 January 1962)
TextOn 14 January 1962, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera gives an account of the difficulties faced by the Six in reaching an agreement on the establishment of a European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) designed to guarantee the financing of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Council Regulation (EEC) No 25 (4 April 1962)
TextIn Regulation (EEC) No 25 of 4 April 1962 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, the Council establishes a European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund and lays down some rules relating to financial policy. Furthermore, it decides that the levies on agricultural imports from third countries constitute own resources for the Community.
"Die Gemeinschaft leistet einen neuen Beitrag zur Verbesserung der Agrarstrukturen" in Communauté européenne (September 1966)
TextIm September 1966 kommentiert die Monatszeitschrift Communauté européenne die Verbesserung der Agrarstrukturen und beschreibt die Funktionsweise des Europäischen Ausrichtungs- und Garantiefonds für die Landwirtschaft (EAGFL).