1972 19th October
Paris European Summit
Represents Italy as the Paris summit begins discussions on economic, monetary and political development.
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Giulio Andreotti
Italian statesman active across enlargement, monetary cooperation and Maastricht. This page combines historical context with 22 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database EEC archive.
Historical context
Giulio Andreotti: overview and significance
What happened?
Giulio Andreotti participated in major European summits and treaty negotiations across several decades of Italian political leadership.
Why was it important?
His career links the first enlargement and direct elections with the later negotiations that produced Maastricht.
World History Database records
Giulio Andreotti timeline
The records below are selected from the 936-record EEC and European integration archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
1972
1973
1973 1st January
First EEC Enlargement
Heads the Italian government as Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Communities.
1976
1976 20th September
Direct Elections Act
Heads the Italian government as the member states sign the act introducing direct European Parliament elections.
1978
1978 6th July
Bremen European Council
Represents Italy as leaders develop plans for a European Monetary System.
1978 5th December
European Monetary System Agreement
Participates as the European Council reaches political agreement on creating the European Monetary System.
1979
1979 13th March
European Monetary System Launch
Heads the Italian government when the European Monetary System begins operating.
1979 10th June
First Direct European Elections
Heads the government when Italian voters take part in the first direct elections to the European Parliament.
1984
1984 26th June
Dooge Committee Initiative
Supports creation of the Dooge Committee to propose improvements in Community institutions.
1985
1985 29th June
Intergovernmental Conference Decision
Supports the Milan decision to convene an intergovernmental conference on treaty reform.
1986
1986 17th February
Single European Act
Signs the Single European Act for Italy as Foreign Minister.
1987
1987 1st July
Single Market Programme
Serves as foreign minister as the Single European Act strengthens the programme for completing the internal market.
1988
1988 28th June
Delors Committee Mandate
Supports the decision to study concrete stages toward economic and monetary union.
1989
1989 27th June
Madrid EMU Decision
Supports the Madrid timetable for beginning the first stage of economic and monetary union.
1989 8th December
Strasbourg European Council
Represents Italy as leaders consider monetary union and the political changes reshaping Europe.
1990
1990 28th April
Special Dublin European Council
Represents Italy at the special European Council discussing German unification and Europe's changing political order.
1990 27th October
Rome Special European Council
Hosts the special European Council that advances plans for political union and monetary union.
1990 14th December
Rome European Council
Hosts the European Council that opens intergovernmental conferences on political union and monetary union.
1991
1991 28th June
Luxembourg European Council
Represents Italy as leaders review progress in the two intergovernmental conferences.
1991 28th June
Treaty of Maastricht
Speaks for Italy at Luxembourg while leaders assess progress toward a new treaty.
1991 9th December
Maastricht European Council
Represents Italy as the Maastricht European Council opens the decisive negotiations on European Union.
1991 9th December
Treaty of Maastricht
Takes part in the first day at Maastricht as Italy presses its priorities in the final negotiations.
1991 10th December
Italian Treaty Agreement
Accepts the final political settlement establishing European Union and the framework for economic and monetary union.
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Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from World History Database EEC records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
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