"Les autostoppeurs..." En 1980, le caricaturiste Fritz Behrendt illustre le futur élargissement de l'Europe communautaire à la Grèce, à l'Espagne et au Portugal.
In February 1979, writing in the magazine L’Europe en formation about the accession of Greece to the European Communities, the federalist journalist Jean-Pierre Gouzy, attaché at CIFE (International European Training Centre), reviews the challenges that will have to be faced by a Europe of the Ten.
On 18 January 1979, the European Parliament adopts a resolution in which it expresses its support for the enlargement of the European Communities to include Greece, Spain and Portugal.
In 1978, in a communication to the Council, the Commission of the European Communities presents the main principles of its action programme for the introduction of differentiated transitional periods enabling Greece, Portugal and Spain to adapt to the European acquis communautaire.
In its September 1977 edition, the French monthly journal 30 jours d’Europe publishes a special report on the forthcoming enlargement of the Community to include Greece, Spain and Portugal, in which it analyses the situation of each country and the implications of their accession to the European Communities.
‘May 1979: Greece applies for accession to the EC.’ In May 1979, with a view to the possible enlargement of the European Communities to include Greece, Spain and Portugal, the German cartoonist, Horst Haitzinger, speculates on the capacity of the Nine to welcome new Member States.
In July 1977, the Italian journal Affari Esteri outlines the problems with which Italy will be faced in the event of a future enlargement of the European Communities to include Greece, Portugal and Spain.
On 28 May 1979, the French Communist daily newspaper L’Humanité outlines the various dangers resulting from a further enlargement of the European Communities to include Greece, Spain and Portugal.
On 31 May 1977, Louis de Guiringaud, French Foreign Minister, explains to the Senate the complexity of future accession negotiations with the European Communities and argues in favour of a reform of the Community institutions before any further enlargement takes place.
In its December 1980 issue, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Bulletin analyses future relations between EFTA and Greece after that country joins the European Communities in January 1981.
