Italy and European Integration

Hosts the foreign ministers of the Six as the Messina Conference opens a new phase of European economic integration.

Supports the Messina decisions to pursue a common market and a European atomic-energy community.

Represents Italy as the Six approve the Spaak Report as the basis for treaty negotiations.

Heads the Italian government as Venice launches the intergovernmental work that produces the Rome Treaties.

Signs the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community alongside Prime Minister Antonio Segni.

Signs the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community for Italy.

Heads the Italian government when the Treaty of Rome enters into force and the EEC begins operating.

Heads the government as Stresa hosts the six-country agricultural conference shaping the future Common Agricultural Policy.

Heads the Italian government as the EEC begins implementing the Common Agricultural Policy.

Serves as president as Italy enters the first operational phase of the Common Agricultural Policy.

Represents Italian foreign policy as the Merger Treaty is signed in Brussels.

Heads the Italian government when the Six sign the Merger Treaty for the European Communities.

Heads the Italian government when the Merger Treaty creates a single Commission and Council for the Communities.

Serves as foreign minister when the Communities begin operating with unified executive institutions.

Heads the Italian government when customs duties between EEC members are abolished completely.

Serves as foreign minister when the EEC customs union reaches completion.

Represents Italy as Community leaders open the Hague summit on completion, deepening and enlargement.

Supports the Hague agreement to begin enlargement negotiations and strengthen European cooperation.

Heads the Italian government when the Luxembourg Treaty expands the European Parliament's budgetary powers.

Begins his term as President of the European Commission, giving Italy a leading role in Community administration.

Heads the Italian government when accession treaties are signed with Britain, Denmark, Ireland and Norway.

Represents Italy as the Paris summit begins discussions on economic, monetary and political development.

Supports the summit conclusions setting new objectives for European integration.

Heads the Italian government as Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Communities.

Represents Italy at the summit that establishes regular meetings under the title European Council.

Supports the agreement creating the European Council and advancing direct European Parliament elections.

Hosts the European Council as leaders discuss direct elections, a common passport and Community representation at G7 summits.

Supports the Rome European Council decision advancing direct universal elections to the European Parliament.

Heads the Italian government as the member states sign the act introducing direct European Parliament elections.

Supports the agreement enabling citizens to elect European Parliament representatives directly.

Represents Italy as leaders develop plans for a European Monetary System.

Supports the Bremen initiative for closer coordination of European exchange rates and monetary policy.

Participates as the European Council reaches political agreement on creating the European Monetary System.

Heads the Italian government when the European Monetary System begins operating.

Serves as foreign minister as Italy participates in the new European Monetary System.

Heads the government when Italian voters take part in the first direct elections to the European Parliament.

Hosts the European Council as Italy leads discussions on foreign policy, energy and economic cooperation.

Supports the Venice Declaration, an important Community statement on the Middle East.

Co-authors the German-Italian initiative calling for progress toward European Union.

Heads the Italian government as the Genscher-Colombo initiative proposes stronger European political cooperation.

Supports adoption of the Stuttgart declaration strengthening political cooperation.

Supports creation of the Dooge Committee to propose improvements in Community institutions.

Hosts the European Council that sets the objective of completing the internal market by the end of 1992.

Supports the Milan decision to convene an intergovernmental conference on treaty reform.

Signs the Single European Act for Italy as Foreign Minister.

Heads the Italian government when Italy signs the Single European Act.

Serves as foreign minister as the Single European Act strengthens the programme for completing the internal market.

Represents Italy as leaders discuss monetary integration and establish the Delors Committee.

Supports the decision to study concrete stages toward economic and monetary union.

Represents Italy as leaders approve launching the first stage of economic and monetary union in July 1990.

Supports the Madrid timetable for beginning the first stage of economic and monetary union.

Represents Italy as leaders consider monetary union and the political changes reshaping Europe.

Supports work toward treaty negotiations required for economic and monetary union.

Supports the decision to deepen discussions on political union alongside monetary integration.

Supports linking German unification with continued progress toward deeper European integration.

Represents Italy at the special European Council discussing German unification and Europe's changing political order.

Hosts the special European Council that advances plans for political union and monetary union.

Supports the Rome conclusions advancing the second stage of economic and monetary union.

Supports the Rome conclusions favouring gradual transformation of the Community into a political union.

Hosts the European Council that opens intergovernmental conferences on political union and monetary union.

Helps launch the intergovernmental conference on economic and monetary union.

Supports the opening of treaty negotiations on political union.

Represents Italy as leaders review progress in the two intergovernmental conferences.

Speaks for Italy at Luxembourg while leaders assess progress toward a new treaty.

Works to reconcile Italy's fiscal interests with the emerging economic and monetary union settlement.

Supports the political-union provisions sought by Italy during the Luxembourg summit.

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

Takes part in the first day at Maastricht as Italy presses its priorities in the final negotiations.

Accepts the final political settlement establishing European Union and the framework for economic and monetary union.

Helps negotiate the monetary-union provisions and convergence framework agreed at Maastricht.

Helps conclude the foreign-policy and political provisions of the Maastricht settlement.

Supports the convergence framework accepted by Italy at the end of the Maastricht negotiations.

Helps finalise the political provisions that Italy accepts in the new Treaty on European Union.

Signs the Treaty on European Union for Italy as Treasury Minister.

Signs the Treaty on European Union for Italy as Foreign Minister.

Promulgates the law authorising Italian ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.

Heads the government when Italy enacts the law authorising ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.

Heads the government when Italy deposits its Maastricht ratification instrument.

Leads Italy when the state records completion of its own Maastricht ratification process.

Joins the Edinburgh negotiations as Italy supports continued ratification of the Treaty on European Union.

Supports Italy's position on the Danish arrangements and the continuing Maastricht timetable.

Heads the Italian government when the European single market begins operating with four freedoms.

Heads Italy as Maastricht takes effect and the European Union begins operating under the new treaty structure.

Heads the Italian government when the Maastricht Treaty enters into force and the European Union is established.

Represents Italy as leaders discuss enlargement and preparation for the next institutional reform conference.

Represents Italy as leaders develop a pre-accession strategy for Central and Eastern Europe.

Represents Italy as leaders choose euro as the name of the future single currency.

Supports the changeover scenario setting the route from national currencies to the euro.

Hosts the special European Council that opens the intergovernmental conference to revise Maastricht.

Hosts the European Council concluding Italy's presidency and reviewing the first stage of treaty-reform negotiations.

Supports agreement on key elements of the Stability and Growth Pact for monetary union.

Represents Italy as leaders reach political agreement on the Amsterdam Treaty.

Dini signs Italy's instrument at Amsterdam, accepting reforms to Union institutions, employment policy and justice cooperation.

Represents Italy when leaders confirm that Italy qualifies to adopt the euro from 1999.

Supports Italy's successful qualification for participation in the first wave of the euro.

Heads the Italian government when the euro becomes Italy's currency for electronic payments and accounting.

Represents Italy as leaders launch the Lisbon strategy for employment, economic reform and innovation.

Supports the programme for making the European economy more competitive and knowledge-based.

Represents Italy as leaders negotiate institutional reforms intended to prepare the Union for enlargement.

Supports the final political compromise on institutional reform reached at Nice.

Dini places Italy's signature on the Nice Treaty, backing institutional adjustments for an enlarged Union.

Oversees Italy's financial administration as euro notes and coins enter circulation.

Heads the Italian government when euro banknotes and coins replace the lira in everyday cash use.

Supports completion of accession negotiations with ten countries scheduled to join in 2004.

The Nice Treaty becomes legally effective during Berlusconi's government, completing institutional reforms designed for enlargement.

Begins Italy's rotating Council Presidency with treaty reform and enlargement among its priorities.

Hosts the opening of the intergovernmental conference negotiating a constitutional treaty for Europe.

Heads the Italian government when ten new member states join the European Union.

Hosts the Rome ceremony at which the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe is signed.

Heads the government as Italy completes parliamentary ratification of the European Constitutional Treaty.

Represents Italy as leaders discuss the Union's future after the constitutional treaty ratification crisis.

Signs the Treaty of Lisbon for Italy as President of the Council of Ministers.

Heads the government when Italy enacts the law ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon.

Lisbon reforms take effect under Berlusconi, changing EU institutions, voting procedures and external representation.