In an address to the European Summit in The Hague on 1 December 1969, Pierre Werner, the Luxembourg Prime Minister, emphasises the need to open accession negotiations as quickly as possible with a view to enlarging the Communities.

At the opening of the Hague European Summit on 1 December 1969, the German Chancellor, Willy Brandt, emphasises the need to make real progress on the enlargement of the European Communities.

The day after the European Summit in The Hague, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera analyses the French position on the contentious issue of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.