On 7 December 2000, Michel Barnier, European Commissioner for Regional Policy and Institutional Reform, holds a press conference, during which he outlines the implications of the final negotiations on the Treaty of Nice, with particular regard to the European security and defence policy (ESDP) and enhanced cooperation.

On 7 December 2000, Chris Patten, European Commissioner for External Relations, comments on the progress made by the Nice European Council with regard to the European security and defence policy (ESDP).

On 7 December 2000, commenting on the items on the agenda of the Nice European Council, the French President, Jacques Chirac, outlines why he supports the establishment of a European Military Command independent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

On 7 December 2000, Günter Verheugen, European Commissioner for Enlargement, outlines the EU applicant countries’ concerns regarding the institutional reforms to be discussed by the Nice European Council.

On 7 December 2000, on the fringes of the Nice European Council, Günter Verheugen, European Commissioner for Enlargement, outlines why Turkey must implement important political reforms if it is, one day, to accede to the European Union.

Meeting from 7 to 10 May 1948 in The Hague under the honorary chairmanship of the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, the various pro-European movements call for the establishment of a united Europe.

On 7 December 2000, on the fringes of the formal opening of the Nice European Council, the Heads of State or Government of the Fifteen sign the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights. From left to right: Nicole Fontaine, President of the European Parliament; Hubert Védrine, French Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union; and Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission.

On 22 January 1972, at the opening of the ceremony held to mark the signing of the Accession Treaties of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom to the European Communities, Gaston Eyskens, Belgian Prime Minister, delivers an address in which he welcomes the accession of the four countries to the Communities.

On 22 January 1972, at the opening of the ceremony held to mark the signing of the Accession Treaties of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom to the European Communities, Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council of the European Communities, delivers an address at the Egmont Palace in Brussels in which he pays tribute to the principal actors in the accession negotiations and outlines the new prospects for the Ten.

On 22 January 1972, at the opening of the ceremony held to mark the signing of the Accession Treaties of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom to the European Communities, Franco Maria Malfatti, President of the European Commission, delivers an address at the Egmont Palace in Brussels in which he welcomes the accession of the four countries to the Communities.