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Address given by Jean Rey on the merger of the executive bodies (Strasbourg, 20 September 1967)
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Address given by Jean Rey on the merger of the executive bodies (Strasbourg, 20 September 1967)

On 20 September 1967, the single Commission of the European Communities appears before the European Parliament in Strasbourg for the first time. In his address, Jean Rey, President of the Commission, outlines the work carried out by the three executive bodies which the single Commission will replace and sets out the new duties and responsibilities that the institution will exercise following the entry into force of the ‘Merger Treaty' of 8 April 1965.

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Title Address given by Jean Rey on the merger of the executive bodies (Strasbourg, 20 September 1967)
Document type Text
Source Discours de M. Jean Rey, Président de la Commission des Communautés Européennes devant le Parlement Européen, SEC(67) 3710. Strasbourg: Commission des Communautés européennes, 20.09.1967.
Archives historiques de la Commission européenne, Bruxelles, 8, Square de Meeûs. Commission européenne Archives historiques Bruxelles, CEAB 2 (Haute Autorité CECA, Secrétariat général). Translated by the CVCE.
Keywords EC Commission, Merger Treaty, speech
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Caption On 20 September 1967, the single Commission of the European Communities appears before the European Parliament in Strasbourg for the first time. In his address, Jean Rey, President of the Commission, outlines the work carried out by the three executive bodies which the single Commission will replace and sets out the new duties and responsibilities that the institution will exercise following the entry into force of the ‘Merger Treaty' of 8 April 1965.
Location in the digital library EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> The EU institutions >> Commission
Document extract Address given by Jean Rey, President of the Commission of the European Communities, to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, 20 September 1967 Mr President, Secretary of State representing the President of the Council of Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, The Single Commission of the European Communities, resulting from the Merger Treaty of 8 April 1965, started its work on 6 July this year. The whole Commission is appearing before you today for the first time and it is therefore an opportunity for us to give you a general report on our initial work and the way in which we see our task. My speech will not be very long and, as has always been my habit in Parliament, I shall be speaking from my notes and not reading a prepared text. I therefore apologise to Members if I am not able to provide them with the full text of my speech after I have finished speaking. Ladies and gentlemen, before I move on to the actual report, I think I should remind you that our Single Commission has evolved from three European executives, and we are their successors. First, the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, which, under its presidents, Jean Monnet, René Mayer, Paul Finet, Piero Malvestiti and, last, Dino Del Bo, was the first European Community institution with responsibility for developing the first in (...) Read more in ENA
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