On 24 June 1994, Andreas Papandreou, Greek Prime Minister and President-in-Office of the European Council, welcomes the signing by Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden, the same day in Corfu, of the Treaty of Accession to the European Union.

On 11 June 1994, on the eve of the referendum to be held in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union, the Vienna-based daily newspaper Die Presse calls on the Austrian people to vote for accession.

On 10 June 1994, on the eve of the referendum held in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union (EU), Thomas Klestil, President of the Austrian Republic, delivers a televised address in which he calls on his fellow citizens to vote for the country’s accession to the EU.

On 10 June 1994, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit analyses the implications of the referendum due to be held on 12 June in Austria on the country’s accession to the European Union.

On 2 March 1994, Alain Lamassoure, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, holds a press conference in Paris in which he outlines, in particular, the economic, political and budgetary advantages for France of the enlargement of the European Union to include Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

On 16 March 1994, Jacques F. Poos, Luxembourg Foreign Minister, delivers an address to the Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies on the conclusion of the negotiations on the accession of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden to the European Union.

On 2 March 1994, in an interview for the French radio station France Inter, Alain Lamassoure, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, gives his views, in particular, on the implications of the enlargement of the European Union to include Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

At the end of the Brussels European Council of 29 October 1993, the Twelve call for the speeding up of negotiations on the accession of Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden to the European Union in order for the enlargement to come into effect on 1 January 1995.

On 1 March 1994, Alain Lamassoure, French Minister Delegate for European Affairs, holds a press conference in Brussels in which he outlines the progress made in the negotiations on accession to the European Union being conducted with Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

At the end of the Copenhagen European Council held on 21 and 22 June 1993, the Twelve welcome the progress made during the negotiations with Austria, Finland, Norway and Sweden on accession to the European Union.