In the early 1970s, Denmark, the United Kingdom and Ireland resolutely seek to join the European Economic Community (EEC). The three applicant countries sail together 'towards new shores'.
From 3 to 12 July 1958, the delegations of the Six met in Stresa (Italy) to discuss the introduction of a common agricultural policy (CAP) with Walter Hallstein, President of the European Commission, and Sicco Mansholt, Commissioner for Agriculture.
Sicco Mansholt, Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner with special responsibility for agriculture from 1958 to 1973: the architect of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Altiero Spinelli, Rapporteur for the Draft Treaty establishing the European Union, on the benches of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 February 1984.
On 17 February 1986, in Luxembourg, nine Member States sign the Single European Act (Germany, Belgium, Spain, France, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom). In the foreground is the Dutch President of the European Council, Hans van den Broek.
Group photo of the Rome European Council meeting of 27 and 28 October 1990 convened with a view to taking stock of the organisation of the two Intergovernmental Conferences (IGC) on Economic and Monetary Union and Political Union.
