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The incumbent President attended the European Council at the commemorative session marking 40 years since Portugal and Spain joined the EU. Observador's journalists heard him, but beforehand they ran. A lot.
Marking 40 years since accession to the European Communities.
Highlighting the 'mix of ethnicities, cultures and religions' from which Portugal was born, 'European from its roots', Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa stressed, in a speech to the European Parliament at the ceremony marking the country's 40 years in the European Union alongside Spain, the change that joining the common European project brought to the country.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa delivered a speech on Wednesday in the European Parliament. The event marked the 40th anniversary of Portugal's accession to the EEC (European Economic Community).
The President of the Republic marked in Strasbourg the 40th anniversary of Portugal's accession to the EEC and urged Europe's allies to understand that 'there are no sole masters of the globe, there are no eternal powers, and our alliances and partnerships are worth more than the froth — however spectacular, however seductive — of each day.'
The President of the Republic attends the ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of Portugal's accession to the European Union.
Portugal and Spain signed the EEC accession treaties on 12 June 1985 and became full members on 1 January 1986.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, is speaking today at the European Parliament in Strasbourg at a commemorative session marking 40 years since Portugal's accession to the then European Economic Community (EEC).
Portugal and Spain signed the EEC accession treaties on 12 June 1985 and became full members on 1 January 1986.
Forty years after accession, Henrique Burnay assesses whether the original expectations of political stability, economic convergence and stronger international standing have been realised. He argues that while membership delivered important structural gains — market access, institutional stability and funding — unfulfilled promises remain in terms of full economic convergence, social cohesion and consistent EU foreign and defence policy. The conversation lays out short- and long-term scenarios, highlighting the need for renewed domestic reform, clearer European-level strategic choices and pragmatic adaptations if the Union is to meet citizens’ expectations in the coming decades.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Portugal joining the European Union.
Tomorrow marks 40 years since Portugal officially joined the European Economic Community.
The 40th anniversary of accession to the European Union, then the EEC, will be marked on 1 January 2026.
