Council of Europe
During the last days of his first administration, Schuman's Government proposed plans that later resulted in the Council of Europe and the European Community single market
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The programme to remove barriers to movement of goods, people, services and capital. This page combines historical context with 28 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database EEC archive.
Historical context
The internal-market programme sought to remove remaining regulatory and physical barriers among member states. The single market was formally launched on 1 January 1993.
The single market became one of the central economic achievements of European integration and reshaped trade, regulation and movement across member states.
World History Database records
The records below are selected from the 936-record EEC and European integration archive and rendered as static HTML in chronological order.
Council of Europe
During the last days of his first administration, Schuman's Government proposed plans that later resulted in the Council of Europe and the European Community single market
Delors Commission Takes Office
The first Delors Commission took office with completion of the internal market among its central objectives.
Internal Market Programme
Delors made completion of the internal market a defining priority of his new Commission.
Brussels European Council
Represents Greece as leaders prepare for treaty reform and completion of the internal market.
White Paper on Internal Market
The Commission presented its White Paper setting out measures needed to complete the internal market by 1992.
Milan European Council
Mitterrand supported launching treaty negotiations intended to deepen Community integration and complete the internal market.
Milan European Council
Represents Germany as the Milan European Council considers institutional reform and completion of the internal market.
Milan European Council
Represents Ireland as leaders consider the internal market and institutional reform.
Milan European Council
Hosts the European Council that sets the objective of completing the internal market by the end of 1992.
Intergovernmental Conference Decision
Supports the Milan decision to convene an intergovernmental conference on treaty reform and the internal market.
Single European Act Support
Mitterrand supported the Single European Act as the treaty basis for completing the internal market.
The Hague European Council
Represents Greece as leaders discuss implementation of the internal market and Community development.
Delors Commission
The Delors Commission accelerated completion of the single market and strengthened plans for economic and monetary union.
Delors Commission
The Delors Commission gave a new momentum to the process of European integration. They 'completed' the internal market and laid the foundations for the single European currency. European Economic and Monetary Union was based on the three stage plan drawn up by a committee headed by Delors (the Delors Report)
Delors Report
The Delors Commission gave a new momentum to the process of European integration. They 'completed' the internal market and laid the foundations for the single European currency. European Economic and Monetary Union was based on the three stage plan drawn up by a committee headed by Delors (the Delors Report)
Legislation
The first major revision of the treaties since the Merger Treaty, leaders signed the Single European Act in February 1986. The text dealt with institutional reform, including extension of community powers 'g in particular in regarding foreign policy. It was a major component in completing the single market
Single European Act
The Single European Act expanded Community powers and provided the legal framework for completing the internal market.
Single European Act
The first major revision of the treaties since the Merger Treaty, leaders signed the Single European Act in February 1986. The text dealt with institutional reform, including extension of community powers 'g in particular in regarding foreign policy. It was a major component in completing the single market
Single Market Legislative Programme
Delors pressed governments to implement the legislative programme required for a border-free internal market.
Single European Act Enters Force
The Single European Act entered into force, strengthening Community powers and the legal basis for the internal market.
Single Market Treaty Reform Takes Effect
Serves as Foreign Minister when the Single European Act begins operating.
Single Market Programme
Serves as foreign minister as the Single European Act strengthens the programme for completing the internal market.
Hanover European Council
Hosts the European Council as leaders discuss monetary integration and the next stage of the internal market.
Rhodes European Council
Hosts the European Council during Greece's Presidency as leaders discuss the internal market and monetary cooperation.
Single Market Completion Programme
The Delors Commission completed most legislation required for the single market to begin in 1993.
Single Market Launch
The European single market began with free movement goals covering goods, services, people and capital.
Single Market Launch
Heads the Italian government when the European single market begins operating with four freedoms.
European Economic Area Launch
The European Economic Area extended much of the single market to participating EFTA countries.
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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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