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Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

On 17 October 1978, the opening of the EEC/Portugal accession negotiations took place in Luxembourg. It was chaired by Klaus von Dohnanyi, Minister of State at the German Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs and President in office of the Council. The Portuguese delegation was led by Carlos Corrêa Gago, Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs. The session discussed the procedure to be followed in these negotiations, which mark the first steps in European political cooperation with Portugal.
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ID P-004418
Date 17/10/1978
Photos 6
Category Report
Tags Germany EU relations with a third country History of European integration See more
Personalities Lord Jenkins of Hillhead Helmut Sigrist Vítor Constâncio See more
Location Luxembourg [town] - EP/Tour Building Luxembourg [town] - European Convention Center Luxembourg [town] - Council See more
Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

 Carlos Corrêa Gago, Klaus von Dohnányi, and Roy Jenkins, President of the CEC (from left to right)

Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

Handshake betwwen Roland de Kergorlay, Deputy Director-General of DG I External Relations of the CEC and Head of the Delegation of the CEC for the Accession Negotiations, on the left, and Carols Corrêa Gago; in the presence of 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, in the middle

Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

Roland de Kergorlay, Lorenzo Natali, Roy Jenkins, Raquel de Bettencourt Ferreira, Vice-President of the Portuguese Commission for European Integration; Vítor Constâncio, President of the Portuguese Commission for European Integration; Carlos Corrêa Gago, Antonio de Siqueira Freire, Head of the Mission of Portugal to the EC (from left to right)

Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

From left to right: Helmut Sigrist, German Permanent Representative to the EC, 4th, Klaus von Dohnányi, 5th, and Nicolas Hommel, Secretary-General of the Council of the EC, 6th

Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

Carlos Corrêa Gago, Klaus Klaus von Dohnányi, Roy Jenkins (from left to right)

Opening of EEC/Portugal accession negotiations

Carlos Corrêa Gago

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