Europe and Freedoms Opinion by Miguel Ángel Aguilar
11 Articles
11 Articles
The ceremony will take place at the Jeronimos Museum and will include interventions by the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa.
In each EU country, Europe means something different: “For France, the hope of rebirth; for Germany, the hope of redemption; for Belgium, the glue of national unity; for Spain, the return of democracy...”. That multiplicity of meanings, which defines the profound connoisseur of the Luuk van Middelaar Union in his book Alarums and Excursions [‘Alarms and Scars’], in Spain (and in Portugal) was filled with images on 12 June 1985, when the Treaty o…
Today, 12 June, when these lines are published, the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Accession to the European Communities, which would be renamed the European Union as from 1 November 1993 with the Maastricht Treaty. The day of ratification had begun early because two countries were going to accede and in the established order the signature of Portugal was put ahead. Among the journalists that Felipe González invited to accompan…


Just 40 years ago today, in the Column Hall of the Royal Palace, the then President of the Government of Spain, Felipe González, signed the Treaty of Accession to the European Economic Community (EEC). Spain entered on 12 June 1985, together with Portugal, to be part of the European project, which passed from 10 to 12 members. Near González was the president of the European Council of Heads of State and Government of the EEC, the Italian Bettino…
Exactly forty years ago, on June 12, 1985, Spain signed the treaties of accession to the then European Communities, now the European Union since the Lisbon Treaty. From my perspective, this accession has been one of the most significant milestones in Spanish foreign policy in the contemporary history of our country. Its significance transcends the framework of Spanish foreign policy, as accession entailed a profound transformation in other areas…
Forty years of modernization and transformation On June 12, 1985, Spain signed its accession to the then European Communities. It was more than an international agreement: it was a declaration of will, a contract with modernity and with the shared destiny of the continent. Forty years later, Spain is not only part of the European project, but
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