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Report on European Political Cooperation (London, 13 October 1981)
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Report on European Political Cooperation (London, 13 October 1981), in Bulletin of the European Communities. 1981, No Supplement 3, pp. 14-17.
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| Keywords |
European political cooperation, report on European political cooperation
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| Copyright |
© European Communities
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On 13 October 1981, in London, the Foreign Ministers of the Ten adopt a report on European Political Cooperation (EPC) that sets out a more coherent approach to international issues and to matters of security.
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| Location in the digital library |
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> European Union >> Origin and development >> From the Communities to the European Union
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1980–1986 Enlargement to the south and the Single European Act >> The EU institutions and European Political Cooperation >> European Political Cooperation (EPC)
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| Document extract |
Report on European political cooperation (London, 13 October 1981)
The Foreign Ministers of the ten Member States of the European Community have examined the development of European political cooperation. It is their constant concern that this should be improved, and to this end they have considered how it might be further strengthened. Political cooperation, which is based on membership of the European Community, has developed to become a central element in the foreign policies of all Member States. The Community and its Member States are increasingly seen by third countries as a coherent force in international relations. The Foreign Ministers of the Ten note that in the years since the foundations of European political cooperation were laid in the Luxembourg Report (approved by Heads of State and Government on 27 October 1970) and the Copenhagen Report (approved by Foreign Ministers on 23 July 1973 and subsequently agreed by Heads of State and Government) significant progress has been achieved towards the objectives set out in those reports. The development of European political cooperation over these years has shown that it answers a real need felt by the Member States of the European Community for a closer unity in this field. It is a mark of its proven value that European political cooperation has steadily intensified and its scope continually bro (...) Read more in ENA |
| See also |
European Political Cooperation
How European Political Cooperation worked
The German_Italian proposals
Cartoon by Hanel on European Political Cooperation (1985)
How European Political Cooperation worked in practice
Plans for a European Union
Implementation of the decisions taken at The Hague
Cartoon by Hanel on the actions of the Franco_German axis in European affairs (1982)
'Colombo calls for a comprehensive effort to move Europe ahead' from Europe (30 January 1981)
'A new phase of political cooperation?' from Europe (9 September 1981)
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