Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou, based on 8 World History Database records associated with France.

8 records1969–19738 events4 places

Chronological biography

1969

Hague Summit Relaunch1 December 1969

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · The Hague

Pompidou backed completion, deepening and enlargement of the Communities at the Hague summit.

1970

European Political Cooperation1970

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · Paris

Pompidou supported the new framework for regular foreign-policy consultation among Community governments.

Community Own ResourcesApril 1970

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · Paris

France accepted arrangements giving the European Communities an independent system of budgetary own resources.

1971

Enlargement Negotiations1971

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · Paris

Pompidou supported completion of negotiations for Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Norway to join the Communities.

1972

Accession Treaty Support22 January 1972

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · Brussels

Pompidou supported the treaties enabling Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Norway to seek membership of the European Communities.

French Enlargement Referendum23 April 1972

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · France

French voters approved enlargement of the European Communities in a referendum called by Pompidou.

Paris Summit European Union Goal19 October 1972

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · Paris

Pompidou hosted Community leaders as they set broader ambitions for economic, monetary and political cooperation.

1973

First Community Enlargement1 January 1973

Government / European Economic Community (EEC) · President of France · Paris

France welcomed Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom into the European Communities, increasing membership from six to nine.

Titles and roles

President of France

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.