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The Stockholm Convention establishing the European Free Trade Association
In 1990, EFTA established a third-country policy to mirror the European Union's external economic relations approach after the end of the Cold War. Since then, EFTA has established an extensive network of contractual free trade relations all over the world. The EFTA Member States also developed close trade relations with the EU, as reflected in the EEA Agreement (1994) and the EU-Swiss Bilateral Agreements (1999). These developments prompted the EFTA -
President of the Parliamentary Assembly.
The Assembly held its first session in Strasbourg on 10 August 1949, and can be considered the oldest international parliamentary assembly with a pluralistic composition of democratically-elected members of parliament established on the basis of an intergovernmental treaty. -
Common agricultural Policy
he Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the agricultural policy of the European Union. It implements a system of agricultural subsidies and other programmes. It was introduced in 1962 and has undergone several changes since then to reduce the cost (from 71% of the EU budget in 1984 to 39% in 2013) and to also consider rural development in its aims. -
Big International Agreement
A multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) is a legally binding agreement between three or more states relating to the environment. They are predominantly produced by the United Nations. It is called a bilateral environmental agreement if the agreement is between two nation states. -
Mr Duvieusart is elected president of the European Parliament
In 1990, EFTA established a third-country policy to mirror the European Union's external economic relations approach after the end of the Cold War. Since then, EFTA has established an extensive network of contractual free trade relations all over the world. The EFTA Member States also developed close trade relations with the EU, as reflected in the EEA Agreement (1994) and the EU-Swiss Bilateral Agreements (1999). These developments prompted the EFTA -
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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The annual joint meeting between the European institutions is held in Brussels
European - Press release Commission Brussels, 21 March 2016 Commission makes immediate proposal to implement EU-Turkey agreement: 54,000 places allocated for resettlement of Syrians from Turkey Following Friday's agreement between the European Council and Turkey, the Commission is adopting a proposal to amend a Council Decision to relocate people in... -
Mr Alain Poher is re-elected president of the European Parliament
The EEC Council of Ministers decides to harmonise indirect taxes in the Community, to adopt the principle of the added-value tax system and to approve the first medium-term economic policy programme defining and fixing the aims of the economic policy of the Community for the years ahead. -
France takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Communities
The French presidency was the focus of strong political commitment on the part of the highest authorities together with a successful media campaign. In the country which said NO to the European Constitution it was clear that an opportunity had to be taken to help bring the French and Europe closer together. For the very first time buildings bore the Union's colours and even the Eiffel Tower did not escape from being covered in the European blue! More than 117 meetings and conferences [1], 4000 m -
Luxembourg takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Communities
With the 12th Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the EU finished on 31 December 2015, a report of the main results achieved over the past six months was published on 19 January 2016. The Luxembourg Presidency worked, in keeping with its traditions and convictions, to put European citizens at the heart of its initiatives, while ensuring that the real, direct interests of citizens are better taken account of in all EU policies.