On 19 March 1965, at the opening, in Brussels, of the negotiations on the future of economic relations between Austria and the European Economic Community (EEC), Jean Rey, President of the European Commission, outlines the nature of the talks.

In April 1965, the Revue du Marché Commun outlines the implications of the negotiations which were opened in Brussels on 19 March 1965 between the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) and Austria in order to find an agreement on the removal of obstacles to trade and on the policy harmonisation needed to avoid distortions of competition.

On 24 March 1966, Charles Reichling, Director of External Relations in the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), and Edmund Wellenstein, Secretary-General of the High Authority, give a summary of the six rounds of negotiations on the association of Austria with the European Economic Community (EEC) and on the problems posed by the possible association of Austria with the ECSC.

In 1965, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) publishes a poster emphasising Austria’s European credentials.

List of the members of the Austrian Delegation to the round of negotiations held with the European Economic Community from 30 January to 3 February 1967.

On 16 December 1966, the European Commission and the Austrian Delegation publish a joint press release following the first round of a new phase of trade and tariff negotiations, held in Brussels, between Austria and the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 18 January 1967, Fritz Bock, Austrian Minister for Trade and Industry, defends before the National Council the European policy of the government headed by Josef Klaus, leader of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), against the criticisms levelled by the Social Democrat, Bruno Kreisky.

‘I tell you again — new suit not good for you!’ In 1967, the Swiss cartoonist, Hans Geisen, portrays Moscow’s opposition to the possible accession of Austria to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 18 January 1967, Bruno Kreisky, a Socialist and former Austrian Foreign Minister, criticises the European policy of the new government headed by Josef Klaus, leader of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).

In February 1967, as negotiations are held between the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC) and Austria, the Austrian Delegation in Brussels outlines the manner in which it envisages the harmonisation of agricultural policies.