On 20 December 1989, in response to Turkey’s application for accession to the European Communities submitted on 14 April 1987, the European Commission delivers a negative opinion on the opening of accession negotiations, citing both economic and political reasons.
On 18 February 1969, on the occasion of the Danish MP Anders Andersen’s visit to Brussels, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Relations sends Gaetano Martino, Commissioner, a background note on Denmark’s position on the Nordek plan.
A note drawn up by Gaetano Martino and forwarded to his colleagues in the European Commission on 5 May 1969 analyses the economic implications of Nordek, the proposed Nordic Economic Union, and outlines the position of the four Nordic countries vis-à-vis the European Community.
In November 1968, a European Commission delegation meets the Norwegian authorities with a view to seeking a solution to the problems for the common fisheries policy which will result from Norwegian accession to the Common Market.