In the Netherlands

The Second Chamber of the States-General in the Netherlands discussed the Treaties from 1 to 4 October. Despite criticisms that the Communities were not sufficiently supranational in nature, it adopted the draft laws on the EEC and Euratom on 4 October by 115 votes to 12. The only votes against were cast by the Communists and some religious parties. The First Chamber of the States-General discussed the Treaties on 3 and 4 December and approved the EEC Treaty by 46 votes to 5, while it adopted the Euratom Treaty without putting it to the vote.

• ‘An initial cautious step. The Common Market and Euratom offer many possibilities’ from De Volkskrant (26 March 1957)

• Cartoon by Opland on the entry into force of the Rome Treaties (11 January 1958)