On 24 November 1977, in Strasbourg, Marcelino Oreja, Spanish Foreign Minister (left), signs Spain’s instrument of accession to the Council of Europe. On his right, Georg Kahn-Ackermann, Secretary-General of the organisation.

Lecture given by the Official Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madrid at the Annual General Meeting of the Standing Conference of the Spanish and Italian Chambers of Commerce, held in Rome on 15 December 1977, on Spain’s aims within the EEC and the consequences of its accession.

According to a report published in the Spanish daily newspaper El País on 16 July 1985, Frans Andriessen, Vice-President of the European Commission with special responsibility for agriculture and fisheries, warns of potential difficulties ahead when the terms for Spanish accession to the European Communities are applied.

On 5 February 1979, the formal opening session of the negotiations for Spain’s accession to the European Communities is held at the Council, in Brussels. From left to right: Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish Minister for relations with the European Communities, Jean François-Poncet, French Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, and Marcelino Oreja, Spanish Foreign Minister.

This article, published in the Spanish daily newspaper El País on 12 May 1990, reports on the Spanish initiative for the dismantling of border controls between Spain and France and between Spain and Portugal and the implications for cross-border issues such as the fight against illegal immigration and terrorism.