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Treaty of Accession

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

5Records
1985–2003Date range
5Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1985

Jaime Gama12 June 1985

Lisbon · Government / Government of Portugal

Signs Portugal's Treaty of Accession as Foreign Minister alongside Mario Soares and Rui Machete.

Rui Machete12 June 1985

Lisbon · Government / Government of Portugal

Signs Portugal's accession treaty as Deputy Prime Minister during the Lisbon ceremony.

Mario Soares12 June 1985

Lisbon · Government / Government of Portugal

Signs Portugal's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities in Lisbon.

1986

Anibal Cavaco Silva1 January 1986

Lisbon · Government / Government of Portugal

Heads Portugal when the accession treaty enters into force and the country joins the European Communities.

2003

Jose Manuel Durao Barroso16 April 2003

Athens · Government / Government of Portugal

Barroso represents Portugal when the Union signs the treaty admitting ten countries in the following year.

Names involved

Anibal Cavaco SilvaJaime GamaJose Manuel Durao BarrosoMario SoaresRui Machete

Provenance

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