22 January 1972
Treaty of Accession
Signs Ireland's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities in Brussels.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Brussels in Ireland. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Signs Ireland's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities in Brussels.
Signs Ireland's accession treaty alongside Taoiseach Jack Lynch.
Supports the Community directive requiring equal pay for men and women.
Heads the Irish government when member states establish direct European Parliament elections.
Chairs the Ad Hoc Committee on Institutional Affairs established to propose reforms to European cooperation.
Supports European assurances that the Nice Treaty does not undermine Ireland's traditional policy of military neutrality.
Helps broker unanimous political agreement on the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe.
Seeks assurances addressing Irish concerns over taxation, neutrality, ethical issues and retention of a national Commissioner.
Secures European Council guarantees intended to clarify Ireland's position before a second Lisbon referendum.
Supports the legal and political assurances designed to address concerns raised in the first referendum.
Provenance
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