Miguel Ángel Martínez, a Spanish Member of Parliament elected during the first democratic elections since the fall of the dictatorship in 1977 and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1992 to 1996, outlines the fundamental role played by the Council of Europe in the recovery of democracy and liberty in Spain.

Paru le 12 juin 2005 dans un supplément spécial du quotidien espagnol El País, publié à l'occasion du 20ème anniversaire de l'adhésion de l'Espagne aux Communautés européennes, ce reportage tire le bilan de deux décennies marquées par le développement économique et l'"europtimisme".

In this interview, Carlos Bru, Chairman of the Spanish Federal Council of the European Movement from 1986 to 1996 and since 2004, discusses the development of pro-European sentiment in Spain with regard to European fiscal and social policies.

In this interview, Carlos Bru, Chairman of the Spanish Federal Council of the European Movement from 1986 to 1996 and since 2004, sets out his idea of ‘Ego-Europeanism' and reflects on the basic theoretical principles and elements of a common European identity, as well as Spain's contributions to the European integration process.

In this interview, Manuel Marín, European Commissioner from 1986 to 1999, outlines the major challenges surrounding Spain’s accession to the European Communities and the success of the first Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Communities in 1989. The aim of this first Presidency was to emphasise the Europeanist sentiment which made an active contribution to the integration process. Manuel Marín also gives his views on the sacrifices required of Spain for its industrial reconversion and the social cost of these reforms. He finally mentions the team which accompanied him in his new role as European Commissioner.

The article published in the daily newspaper Madrid on 5 November 1966 reports on the statement made by Alberto Ullastres, Spanish Ambassador to the European Economic Community, in which he describes rapprochement to the Common Market as an issue affecting all sectors of the economy.

Resolution 278 (1964) of 3 November 1964 on the situation in Spain, by which the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe decides that the current circumstances do not permit the application of the measures proposed by British delegate Sir Peter Michael Kirk in 1961. This resolution also tasks the Council of Europe’s Political Committee with monitoring the development of events in Spain.

Draft summary of the framework strategy for the Team Presidency of Spain, Belgium and Hungary, the first to be conducted according to the new system of a trio of rotating Presidencies over 18 months, from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. The document emphasises the importance of unity in the European Union to enable it to face the challenges of the modern world, especially the effects of the economic and financial crisis.

On 27 May 1985, the Madrid daily newspaper El País considers the implications of the enlargement of the European Communities, on 1 January 1986, to include Spain and Portugal.