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'Europe says ''Yes'' to Greece' from Le Monde (11 February 1976)
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Press article
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Le «oui» de l'Europe à la Grèce, in Le Monde. 11.02.1976, p. 1. Translated by the CVCE.
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| Keywords |
accession to the Community, Greece
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On 11 February 1976, the French newspaper Le Monde describes the implications of the Council decision not to impose a pre-accession probationary period on Greece.
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| Location in the digital library |
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1980–1986 Enlargement to the south and the Single European Act >> Enlargement to the south >> Second enlargement: Greece
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| Document extract |
Europe says ‘Yes’ to Greece
The outright and massive ‘Yes’ that the Council of the Community gave to Greece on Monday is a ‘historic event’, according to Mr Karamanlis. The Community, it is true, is hardly short of such occasions. Historic for Greece, from now on sailing with the European fleet, but the event is even more so for the Community, whose course is being steered in an unpredictable direction. Greece, since 1962 an Associate Member of the Community, applied last year to become a full member, not only for economic reasons, it had several political motives too: its accession will strengthen its position vis-à-vis Turkey. In accordance with the provisions of the Treaty, the Commission delivered its opinion: unfavourable to a swift accession, it wished to impose on Greece a ‘pre-accession’ period. However, the Council decided to overrule the Commission: Greece’s application was declared admissible without conditions, as France and West Germany, amongst others, had wished. Like the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, Greece will not have to meet any preconditions but will benefit from transitional periods once within the Community. Some people no doubt think that, by dragging out the accession negotiations, they will be able to offset this. Yet the example of the preceding ‘enlargement’ shows that, when the political will is there, negotiatio (...) Read more in ENA |
| See also |
Decision of the Council on the accession of Greece to the ECSC (24 May 1979)
Reservations expressed by France and other Member States
Commission Opinion on the application for accession to the European Communities by the Hellenic Republic (23 May 1979)
Poster welcoming Greece
Lecture by Xenophon Zolotas on the economic situation of Greece (2 June 1978)
Greece submits its application to join the European Communities (12 June 1975)
The case of Turkey
Cartoon by Plantu on Greece’s application for accession to the EEC (June 1975)
Lecture given by Xenophon Zolotas on the accession of Greece to the EEC (Athens, 13 April 1976)
Council Decision on the admission of Greece to the EEC and the EAEC (24 May 1979)
Cartoon by Hanel on Greece’s accession to the European Communities (1980)
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