Historical place archive

Athens in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Athens in Ireland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records1 event labels4 people1979–2003

Historical events in Athens

1979

28 May 1979
Treaty of Accession
Brendan Dillon · Government of Ireland

Dillon completes Ireland's delegation signatures as Permanent Representative to the Communities.

28 May 1979
Treaty of Accession
Jack Lynch · Government of Ireland

Lynch adds Ireland's signature to the treaty admitting Greece to the European Communities.

28 May 1979
Treaty of Accession
Michael O'Kennedy · Government of Ireland

O'Kennedy signs for Ireland as Minister for Foreign Affairs during the Zappeion ceremony.

2003

16 April 2003
Treaty of Accession
Bertie Ahern · Government of Ireland

Ahern represents Ireland as the Athens agreement prepares ten candidate countries for Union membership.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Ireland and Athens. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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