Konstantinos Mitsotakis Biography and Timeline

Treaty of Accession

Serves as Foreign Minister when Greece's membership of the European Communities formally begins.

Role range: 1979-1981 – 1980-1981

Special Dublin European Council

Represents Greece as leaders discuss German unification and Europe's changing political order.

Rome European Council on EMU

Mitsotakis joins the Rome summit as governments design the institutions and timetable for the next monetary-union phase.

Rome European Council

Represents Greece as leaders open intergovernmental conferences on political union and monetary union.

Prime Minister of Greece

Konstantinos Mitsotakis begins a term as Prime Minister of Greece in 1990.

Role range: 1990-1993

Luxembourg European Council

Represents Greece as leaders review progress in the political and monetary union conferences.

Treaty of Maastricht

Joins the Luxembourg European Council while Greece helps shape the emerging treaty settlement.

Role range: 1991-1993 – 1990-1993

Maastricht European Council

Represents Greece as the Maastricht European Council opens the decisive negotiations on European Union.

Role range: 1991-1993 – 1990-1993

Treaty of Maastricht

Represents Greece when leaders begin the final political bargaining over the Union treaty.

Role range: 1991-1993 – 1990-1993

Greek Treaty Agreement

Supports the final Maastricht settlement establishing European Union and the framework for economic and monetary union.

Role range: 1991-1993 – 1990-1993

Lisbon European Council

Represents Greece as leaders review Maastricht ratification, economic policy and enlargement prospects.

Treaty of Maastricht

Heads Greece when its ratification notification is lodged with the depositary government.

Role range: 1991-1993 – 1990-1993

Greek Accession to Schengen

Heads the Greek government when Greece signs agreements to accede to the Schengen framework.

Edinburgh European Council

Represents Greece as leaders address Maastricht ratification and future Community financing.

Treaty of Maastricht

Represents Greece as leaders consider Danish concerns and the wider timetable for bringing Maastricht into force.

Role range: 1991-1993 – 1990-1993

Copenhagen European Council

Represents Greece as leaders establish conditions for future enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe.