Statement by Paul-Henri Spaak (Brussels, 27 September 1965)
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On 27 September 1965, invited by the Brussels Conférence du Jeune Barreau (Young Bar Association) to talk to Maurice Schumann, President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly, about the future of Europe, Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak outlines arrangements which may resolve what is known as the ‘empty chair’ crisis and considers in particular the issue of the revision of the Treaty of Rome.