On 20 May 1959, the Spanish Embassy to Rome sends a memorandum on the meetings held in Paris between the Spanish delegation and the Mission of the International Monetary Fund and the Representative of the Secretariat of the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC). The letter emphasises Spain’s interest in the OEEC’s programme for economic stabilisation and financial and technical assistance, in connection with the country’s application for accession as a full member of the Organisation.

On 21 November 1975, following the death of Franco, the French communist daily newspaper L’Humanité looks back over nearly 40 years of Fascist dictatorship in Spain and speculates on the country’s political future.

On 10 June 1987, the Spanish people participate, for the first time, in the election of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage. This photo shows citizens of the Community in Madrid exercising their right to vote.

Note analysing the main points of the Renger Report on the situation in Spain, submitted and adopted in the Council of Europe on 6 November 1961.

In January 1993, the Bank of Spain analyses the performance of the peseta during the crisis affecting the European Monetary System (EMS).

In this interview excerpt, Jacques Delors, President of the Commission of the European Communities from 1985 to 1995, discusses the negotiations that preceded the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, and particularly reflects on the role that he played in these negotiations.