The date of the departure of the first contingent of Spanish workers to Belgium, 25 March 1957, coincides with the date of the signing, in Rome, of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Summary note drafted on 5 October 1977 following the session of the Joint Committee held in Madrid on 30 September 1977 to examine the progress of the 1970 Spain–EEC Trade Agreement with a view to the negotiation process for Spain’s accession to the European Communities.

Note drafted by the General Department of International Economic Relations in the Spanish Foreign Ministry on 26 October 1977 setting out potential issues which may be raised in talks between Adolfo Suárez and the Community leaders during his tour of the capital cities of the nine Member States.

Article by Eduardo Haro Tecglen, Editor and Deputy Director of the weekly Triunfo, published in the 11 November 1978 edition, on the major parliamentary debate launched in France concerning the enlargement of the European Economic Community to include Spain, Greece and Portugal, in contrast with the lack of debates in Spain regarding the country’s application for accession.

Article published in the Spanish periodical Diario 16 on 27 April 1978 on the nature of the visit by Roy Jenkins, President of the Commission of the European Communities, to Spain. The article also reports on the relations opened between Spain and the European Economic Community.