On 27 July 1977, on the occasion of the submission of Spain's formal application for membership to the European Communities Marcelino Oreja, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to the CEC where he was received by Roy Jenkins, President of the CEC, Wilhelm Haferkamp, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of External Relations, and Lorenzo Natali, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of Enlargement, Protection of the Environment, Nuclear Safety, Contacts with Member Governments and Public Opinion on Preparation for Direct Elections to the European Parliament. Marcelino Oreja