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Treaty of Accession

Belgium · Government / Government of Belgium. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1979–2003Date range
4Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1979

Wilfried Martens28 May 1979

Athens · Government / Government of Belgium

Martens signs for Belgium as Prime Minister during Greece's accession ceremony.

Henri Simonet28 May 1979

Athens · Government / Government of Belgium

Simonet adds Belgium's signature in his capacity as Foreign Minister.

Joseph van der Meulen28 May 1979

Athens · Government / Government of Belgium

Van der Meulen signs for Belgium as Permanent Representative to the European Communities.

1985

Wilfried Martens12 June 1985

Madrid and Lisbon · Government / Government of Belgium

Martens represents Belgium as the Community agrees the terms for Spanish and Portuguese membership.

2003

Guy Verhofstadt16 April 2003

Athens · Government / Government of Belgium

Verhofstadt represents Belgium as the Union signs the Athens treaty admitting ten new member states.

Names involved

Guy VerhofstadtHenri SimonetJoseph van der MeulenWilfried Martens

Provenance

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