At the joint meeting held in London on 13 November 1967, the Council of Western European Union (WEU) replies to the various questions put by the Assembly’s General Affairs Committee, in particular on relations between WEU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and expresses the common desire and intention to preserve WEU’s institutions and working procedures.

On 5 April 1977, the Presidents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of the European Communities sign a joint declaration in Luxembourg affirming that they will do their utmost to protect the fundamental rights enshrined in both in the constitutions of the Member States and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

In April 1958, at the end of the transitional period, the ECSC Common Assembly publishes a report entitled The application of the Treaty establishing the ECSC during the transitional period in which it outlines the difficulties arising from the integration of Belgian coal into a European common market.

Jean Monnet (on the right), President of the ECSC High Authority, discusses with Paolo Emilio Taviani (on the left), Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the first session of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in Strasbourg on 11 September 1952.

In April 1958, the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) publishes a report entitled The application of the Treaty establishing the ECSC during the transitional period which includes an appraisal of the activities of the High Authority relating to the construction of worker accommodation.

On 9 December 1969, the Assembly of Western European (WEU) adopts Recommendation 189 on the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, in which it asks the WEU Council to adopt a common policy that will particularly encourage all member countries to sign and ratify the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) at the earliest possible date.

On 6 March 1958, at their joint meeting in Rome, the Council of Western European Union (WEU) and the Assembly Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments address the question of WEU’s contribution to the armaments production of the Atlantic Alliance (the Teitgen report). The discussions also focus on the talks between France, Germany and Italy on armaments research, development and production. The chairman of the session, Giuseppe Pella, reads the statement made by the Italian delegate (see CR(58)6) and informs the Assembly members that the other Member States will have the opportunity to take part in this tripartite cooperation should they so wish. Moreover, the Council is looking into the possibility of keeping all the countries informed of the workings of other restricted arrangements between various Member States. The Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) will serve as a forum for the exchange of information. Any progress and results will be made available to the SAC and to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

On 6 March 1958, in Rome, a joint meeting is held between the Council of Western European Union (WEU) and the Defence Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly to discuss various subjects including WEU’s contribution to the armaments production of the Atlantic Alliance. Chairman Giuseppe Pella notes that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is kept informed of the activities of the Standing Armaments Committee (SAC) and of possibilities for cooperation through the presence of NATO observers at meetings. A series of questions is raised about cooperation between France, Germany and Italy in the field of armaments research, development and production. A statement by those three countries indicates that this cooperation complies with NATO principles and that other countries are free to be involved. The Council is also keen to ensure that countries are informed of bilateral and tripartite agreements, particularly within the SAC, by making information available to NATO.

On 26 May 1975, given the impact of the oil shock, the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU) adopts Recommendation 260 on the energy crisis and European security. The Assembly particularly recommends that the WEU Council urge the Nine to define their common energy policy as soon as possible, encouraging France to take part in the International Energy Agency (IEA). While the Recommendation advocates concerted action between producer and consumer countries with a view to organising the world oil market, it also emphasises the importance for each member country to constitute or maintain strategic reserves of oil products at a level it shall define.