On 11 March 1977, during a visit to the European Commission, Mário Soares, Portuguese Prime Minister, delivers an address in which he describes his country’s accession to the European Communities as an economic and political challenge.
In October 1962, the European Commission publishes a memorandum on the Community’s action plan for the second stage of the Customs Union, relating, in particular, to the rules on competition, the common agricultural policy and social policy.
On 24 September 1979, Dirk Spierenburg presents to the Commission the report drawn up under his chairmanship on reforming the Commission of the European Communities and its services.
Following the establishment of the Committee of the Regions on 9 March 1994, the Consultative Council of Regional and Local Authorities is wound up by the Commission Decision of 21 April 1994.