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Treaty of Accession

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

9Records
1972–2003Date range
8Named people
4Places

Chronological records

1972

Jens Otto Christensen22 January 1972

Brussels · Government / Government of Denmark

Adds his signature for Denmark as part of the delegation concluding the accession treaty.

Jens Otto Krag22 January 1972

Brussels · Government / Government of Denmark

Signs Denmark's Treaty of Accession and commits the government to European Communities membership.

Ivar Norgaard22 January 1972

Brussels · Government / Government of Denmark

Signs Denmark's accession treaty as minister responsible for foreign economic relations.

Anker Jorgensen18 October 1972

Copenhagen · Government / Government of Denmark

Heads Denmark when ratification of the accession treaty is formally notified.

1973

Anker Jorgensen1 January 1973

Copenhagen · Government / Government of Denmark

Jorgensen heads Denmark on 1 January 1973, when the country's Community accession becomes legally effective.

1979

Niels Anker Kofoed28 May 1979

Athens · Government / Government of Denmark

Kofoed signs for Denmark as a cabinet minister participating in the national delegation.

Gunnar Riberholdt28 May 1979

Athens · Government / Government of Denmark

Riberholdt adds Denmark's signature as the country's Permanent Representative to the European Communities.

1985

Poul Schluter12 June 1985

Madrid and Lisbon · Government / Government of Denmark

Schluter backs Denmark's approval of the southern enlargement treaty signed in Madrid and Lisbon.

2003

Anders Fogh Rasmussen16 April 2003

Athens · Government / Government of Denmark

Rasmussen backs Denmark's approval of the Athens enlargement settlement with the ten candidate states.

Names involved

Anders Fogh RasmussenAnker JorgensenGunnar RiberholdtIvar NorgaardJens Otto ChristensenJens Otto KragNiels Anker KofoedPoul Schluter

Provenance

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