SUMMITS AND THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL (1961-1995)
This is a guide to the documents on AEI-EU relating to meetings of the Heads of State or Government and the European Council. It covers not only the conclusions and communiques issued at the end of the meetings but also the policy documents presented for the meetings whenever possible. Not every document is covered as some were confidential and were not available. It is also possible that in the vast array of EU documents some have been overlooked. The AEI-EU editors would appreciate any contributions to making this guide as complete as possible.
Prior to the first summit, there were a series of bilateral contacts betweens Heads of State or Government starting with the De Gaulle/Adenauer meeting at Rambouillet on July 29-30, 1960. These meetings covered a range of topics including political unification, direct election of the European Parliament, the EEC/EFTA split and defense issues.
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SUMMIT MEETINGS: Heads of State or Government (1961-1974)
Dossier: background on the meeting, address by Commission President Jean Rey to the Parliament, the memorandum of the Commission of November 19, the final communique, report of the Dutch government, the resolution adopted by the Parliament on November 3, and the opening statements at the meeting.
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THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL (1975-1995)
At the 1994 Paris meeting, a new format for meetings of the Heads of State or Government was agreed upon, and the term "Summit Conferences" was replaced by the term European Council. The Single European Act of 1986, amending the Treaties, gave formal status to the European Council. Article 2 of the Single Act provides that the Heads of States or Government, assisted by Ministers of Foreign Affairs and a Member of the Commission, would meet at least twice a year. Since 1989, the President of the European Parliament has been invited to attend.
The AEI-EU includes "summit" documents through 1995. Starting in 1996, reports on the meetings of the European Council can be found electronically in:
Other sources of information for earlier years to the present are:
- RAPID, the press release database of the European Commission.
- Summit Archives offered by the European Parliament.
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Dossier: Text of the conclusions and text of the Declaration of Rambouillet of 17 November 1975.
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Dossier: Conclusions and background information on Community relations with Japan.
Dossier: Conclusions, statement by James Callaghan, President of the European Council, communication on steel.
Dossier: Conclusions, press summary, organization of European Council meetings.
Dossier: Conclusions, summary of the 1977 annual reports, summary of the European Foundation report, statement by Prime Minister James Callaghan.
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Dossier: Conclusions, statement by European Parliament President Emilio Colombo, statement by European Commission President Roy Jenkins, article on Community-Japanese relations.
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Dossier: Conclusions, background, documents, and post-Summit statements.
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Dossier: Conclusions, background, results, follow-up statements.
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Dossier: Conclusions, summary, results, Mandate of May 30, statement by Lord Carrington at the European Parliament.
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Dossier: Conclusions, summary, results, reactions, statement by Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Dossier: Preparations, summary, reactions, outline of proposals on agriculture.
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Dossier: Preparations, conclusions, summary, reactions, statements by Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the UK, and Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Dossier: Conclusions, summary, results, reactions, European passport.
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Dossier: Conclusions, summary, results, reactions, conclusions on budgetary discipline, statement by Gerret Fitzgerald.
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Dossier: Conclusions, summary, reactions, background paper on the Commission communication The Single Act: A new frontier.
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Dossier: Preparations, conclusions, follow-up, press conference by European Parliament President Lord Plumb.
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Dossier: Conclusions, joint Council Presidency/Commission press conference.
Dossier: Conclusions, press conference by Commission President Jacques Delors.
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Dossier: Conclusions, press conference of Commission President Jacques Delors.
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Dossier: Summary of the meeting, summary of the Paris meeting of the G-7, 14-16 July 1989.
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Dossier: Summary and conclusions, press conference European Commission President Jacques Delors, statement of European Council President Charles Haughey.
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Dossier: Conclusions, press conference of European Commission President Jacques Delors.
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- COM (94) 361. Follow-up to Commission Communication on "The Europe Agreements and beyond: a strategy to prepare the countries of central and eastern Europe for accession", July 27, 1994.
- COM (94) 320. The Europe Agreements and beyond: a strategy to prepare the countries of central and eastern Europe for accession, 13 July 1994.
- COM (94) 314. Towards a new Asia strategy, 13 July 1994.
- COM (94) 427. Strengthening the Mediterranean policy of the European Union: establishing a Euro-Mediterranean partnership, 19 October 1994.
- COM (94) 428. The European Community and Mercosur: an enhanced policy, 19 October 1994.
- COM (94) 234. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European Union action plan to combat drugs (1995-1999), 23 June 1994.
- COM (94) 383. The illicit traffic in radioactive substances and nuclear materials, 7 September 1994.
- COM (94) 669. The European Union's priorities for the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen, March 1995), 21 December 1994.
- COM (94) 607. A special support programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, 7 December 1994.
- COM (94) 347. Europe's way to the information society: an action plan, 19 July 1994.
- COM (94) 533. Report to the European Council on the application of the subsidiarity principle 1994, 25 November 1994.
- COM (93) 684. (I) Proposal for a decision, based on Article K3 of the Treaty on European Union establishing the Convention on the crossing of the external frontiers of the the Member States. (II) Proposal for a Regulation, based on Article 100C of the Treaty establishing the European Community determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States. COM (93) 684, 10 December 1993.
- SEC (94) 2199. Inventory of Community action to support local development and employment, 19 December 1994.
Dossier: Conclusions.
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- Competitiveness Advisory Group, Enhancing European competitiveness, First Report, June 1995.
- COM (95) 288. Report of the group of independent experts on legislative and administrative simplification: summary and proposals, 21 June 1995.
- COM (95) 288, final/2. Report of the group of independent experts on legislative and administrative simplification, 21 June 1995.
- COM (95) 163. Preparation of the associated countries of central and eastern Europe for integration into the internal market of the Union: White Paper, 3 May 1995.
- COM (95) 162. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the role of penalties in implementing Community internal market legislation, 3 May 1995.
- COM (95) 250. Communication and proposal on the Commission's activities of analysis, research, cooperation and action in the field of employment, 13 June 1995.
- COM (95) 273. A European strategy for encouraging local development and employment initiatives, 13 June 1995.
- COM (95) 223. The European Union and Russia: the future relationship, 31 May 1995.
- COM (95) 74. Follow-up to the Essen European Council on Employment, 8 March 1995.
Dossier: Conclusions.
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- COM (95) 221. A new partnership between women and men: equal sharing and participation, the European Community's priorities for the Fourth UN World Conference on Women, Beijing, September 1995, 29 May 1995.
- COM (95) 530. Recommendation for a Council decision authorizing the Commission to negotiate a framework agreement on trade and economic cooperation with Chile, 8 November 1995.
- COM (95) 495. The European Union and Latin America; the present situation and prospects for closer partnership 1996-2000, 23 October 1995.
- COM (95) 306. Relations between the European Union and Cuba, 28 June 1995.
- COM (95) 279. A long term policy for China-Europe relations, 5 July 1995.
- COM (95) 600. Communication from the Commission to the Council on the renewal of the San Jose dialogue between the European Union and Central America, 29 November 1995.
- COM (95) 609. Report on the current state of and perspectives for cooperation in the Baltic Sea region, 29 November 1995.
- CSE (95) 605. Interim report from the Commission to the European Council on the effects on the policies of the European Union of enlargement to the associated countries of central and eastern Europe, 6 December 1995.
- CSE (95) 606. Progress report on the pre-accession strategy with the associated countries of central and eastern Europe, 27 November 1995.
- CSE (95) 607. Study on alternative strategies for the development of relations in the field of agriculture between the EU and the associated countries with a view to future accession of these countries, 12 December 1995.
- COM (95) 333. Green paper on the practical arrangement for the introduction of the single currency, 31 May 1995.
- CSE (95) 2108. Exchange rate relations between participating and non-participating countries in stage three of EMU: interim report to the European Council, 29 November 1995.
- COM (95) 503. The impact of currency fluctuations on the internal market, 31 October 1995.
- Competitiveness Advisory Group, Enhancing European competitiveness: second report, December 1995.
- CSE (95) 2087. Small and medium-sized enterprises: A dynamic source of employment, growth and competitiveness in the European Union, 28 November 1995.
- Convention on insolvency proceedings opened for signature on 23 November 1995.
- CSE (95) 2118. The single market in 1995: a report to the European Council, 5 December 1995.
- CSE (95) 580. Better law-making: Commission report to the European Council on the application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles, on simplification and on consolidation, 21 November 1995.
- COM (95) 653. Communication from the Commission on racism, xenophobia and anti-semitism and Proposal for a Council Decision designating 1997 as European Year Against Racism, 13 December 1995.
- CSE (95) 571. Progress on trans-European networks: report to the Madrid European Council, 14 November 1995.
- COM (95) 465. The European employment strategy: recent progress and prospects for the future, 11 October 1995. COMING SOON
- COM (95) 357. Report from the Commission on the state of health in the European Community, 19 July 1995.
- Comments of the Commission on the Report of the Independent Experts Group on Legislative and Administrative Simplification. SEC (95) 2121, 29 November 1995.
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