On 10 April 1979, Gérard Bordu, Member of the European Parliament, asks the Council of the European Communities for clarification regarding the implementation of the proposed European judicial area.
On 9 July 1982, the European Parliament adopts a resolution on the proposal for a European judicial area and reaffirms the importance of European cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism.
On 27 May 1983, Robert Badinter, French Minister for Justice, describes to members of the French Senate the French Government’s efforts to strengthen judicial cooperation in criminal matters at European level and to seek the appropriate legal instruments to combat acts of terrorism.
On 28 and 29 June 1991, the Luxembourg European Council sets out the successive stages of common action to be undertaken by the Twelve in the field of justice and home affairs.
On 15 June 1990 in Dublin, the representatives of the Twelve sign the Convention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities.
On 5 December 1977, at the Brussels European Council of 5 and 6 December, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic, proposes the establishment of a European judicial area.
On 14 December 1977, during a televised interview, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the French Republic, defends his proposal for a European judicial area and outlines the implications of such an area for France and for Europe.
On 16 October 1999, at the end of the meeting of the European Council in Tampere, Finland, Jacques Chirac, French President, and his Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin, reply to questions from journalists on the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice within the European Union.
