Second Yaoundé Convention and Arusha Accords entered into force.

The Additional Protocol was approved.

The agreement regarding the articles of the Additional Protocol that fell under the competence of the European Coal and Steel Community was signed.

The accession negotiations with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and UK started.

Cyprus asked to start  negotiations for an Association Agreement with the European Community.

The first meeting of EU-Turkey Customs Union Joint Committee was held.

The Davignon Report on political cooperation was accepted. As a result, the European Community was going to speak with a single voice on international matters.

The Association Council approved the Additional Protocol.

The Additional Protocol and the second Financial Protocol that were going to provide Turkey a loan amounting to 220 million Euros for the period 1971-1977 were signed.

The European Community and Malta signed an Association Agreement.

The Council approved the Werner Plan that aims to ensure the coordination of Member States’ economic policies. Member States had to harmonize their budget policies and  take all the necessary measures in order to prevent the fluctuation among their currencies.

The Association Agreement signed between Malta and the European Community entered into force.

The Additional Protocol was approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

The Senate approved the Additional Protocol.

Until the Additional Protocol was going to be approved by the Parliaments of Member States, the Interim Agreement which was monitorin the commitments was signed.  

The Interim Agreement entered into force.

The European Community postponed the inclusion of Turkey in the Generalized System of Preferences.

The negotiations between Turkey and the European Community started.Their goal was to ensure that the Association Agreement was going to be accepted by future Member States.

Denmark, Ireland, UK and Norway signed an Association Agreement with the European Community.

Turkey gave a Memorandum to the European Community claiming for more concessions and more flexibility for some of the articles related to the Additional Protocol which has negative impact on Turkey.

The Association Council extended the Interim Agreement’s term for a year since it was supposed to expire on the 1^st September 1972.

Norway rejected membership to the European Community in a referendum.

During the Summit in Paris, new policy areas (regional, environmental, social, energy and industrial policies) under the competence of the European Community were determined. It was decided that the Economic and Monetary Union were going to be accomplished by 1980.(19-20 October 1972)

The Association Agreement between Cyprus and the European Community came into force.

The Additional Protocol entered into force. The first customs reduction was realized.  

UK, Ireland and Denmark became members of the European Community.

The Association Agreement signed between the European Community and Cyprus came into force.

UK, Ireland and Denmark signed the Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey.

After the energy crisis in 1973, it was decided in Copenhagen that energy policy was going to be under the competency of the European Community.(14-15 December)

The Additional Protocol entered into force.

The newly established Ecevit Government aimed to revise the relations with the European Community.

During Turkey-EC Association Council, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Turan Güneş mentioned Ecevit government’s decision to revise its relation with the European Community.

After the coup d’Etat in Cyprus, Member States of the European Community adopted a common position and they declared they supported the unity and independence of Cyprus.

Turkey’s intervention into Cyprus as a guarantor state, called as the ‘Cyprus Peace Operation" took place.

After the declaration of ceasefire in Cyprus, the Council of Ministers called out for the return of a constitutional order on the island.

After the interruption of Geneva Negotiations, EEC member countries declared that they respected Cyprus’s unity and invited both sides to launch negotiations again.

 After the return of Greece to a democratic system, the European Community - Greece Association Committee gathered for the first time.

At the Summit held in Paris, the Heads of State or Government agreed to meet regularly – three times a year- as the European Council. It was also  agreed that the European Regional Development Fund was going to be established and that direct elections were going to be held for the European Parliament. (9-10 December 1974)

The European Community and 46 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries signed the Lomé Convention that replaced the Yaoundé  Convention. This new Convention envisaged fiscal cooperation and ensured free access of goods from ACP countries to the Common market.

The first European Council meeting was held in Dublin and Member States approved a declaration regarding the European Security and Cooperation Conference. (10-11 March 1975)

The Council established the European Regional Development Fund.

EC-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee published a communication emphasizing that a solution could  be found regarding the issues related to Cyprus and the Aegean  only if both Greece and Turkey participated in the negotiations. (21-25 April 1975)

The European Parliament approved the communication emphasizing that a solution could  be found in the issues related to Cyprus and the Aegean if only Greece and Turkey participated in the negotiations.

An Agreement between the European Community and Israel covering trade and cooperation issues was signed in Brussels.

Greece applied for EC membership.

EEC and Mexico signed a trade agreement.

A Treaty establishing a Court of Auditors was signed.

Official relations were established between the European Community and China.

The European Council, gathered in Paris and  decided to hold direct elections for the European Parliament starting from 1978. (1-2 December 1975)

In accordance with the commitments under the Additional Protocol, Turkey reduced its customs duties and harmonized its consolidated list.

Council accepted Greece’s membership application.

Two protocols were signed with Malta.

Lomé Convention entered into force.

The European Economic Community signed cooperation agreements with Maghreb Countries. (25-26 April 1976)

The European Economic Community signed a commercial treaty with Pakistan.

The European Economic Community and Canada signed a framework agreement to enhance economic and trade cooperation.

The European Community launched official accession negotiations with Greece.

The Community signed Barcelona Convention that aimed at protecting the Mediterranean from the pollution.

Council decided to start a common fishing policy and to expand the fishing areas to North Atlantic and North Sea to 200 miles by the 1st January 1977.

EC-Turkey Parliamentary Committee took an advisory decision to adopt gradual free movement among employees between Turkey and member countries. (6-9 November 1976)

Turkey adopted a unilateral decision to freeze its commitments regarding Article 60 of the Additional Protocol.

Fishing area was increased to 20 miles in the North Sea and Atlantic.

The European Community signed a Cooperation Agreement with Mashrek Countries (Egypt, Jordan, Syria).

The European Parliament, Council and the Commission signed a declaration for the respect of fundamental rights.

The European Community and Lebanon signed a Cooperation Agreement.

Third financial Protocol was signed for the period of 1979-1982. It provided 310 million Euro credit for Turkey.

The Council confirmed sixth directive for value added tax.

The Commission prepared a proposal to finance structural investments following borrowing mechanism.

New agriculture concessions were made to Turkey by the European Community.

Denmark, Ireland and UK started to implement the common customs taxes practices

Spain applied for EC membership.

Third financial protocol was completed between Turkey and EC.

A trade treaty was signed between China and the Community: Its was foreseen that the agreement would enter into force on the 1^st of June.

In Copenhagen, the European Council decided that the first direct elections for the European Parliament would be held on the 7th  and 10th of June 1979. (7-8 April 1978)

The European Commission reviewed Portugal’s candidacy and issued a favorable opinion.

The Council launched membership negotiations with Portugal.

In Bremen, the European Council agreed on a common strategy for economic growth with the aim to decrease unemployment. They prepared a plan called European Monetary System-EMS.(6-7 July 1978)

Council confirmed cooperation agreements with Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Portugal and Malta.

Turkey froze its responsibilities regarding its five year term plan and it requested an aid of 8 billion dollars.(4-11 October 1978)

The Commission gave a favorable opinion regarding Spain’s candidacy.

The European Community and Spain launched accession negotiations.

The European Monetary System was established.

The Third Financial Protocol entered into force.

The European Commission offered to restart the accession relations with Turkey.

In its eply to Turkey, the Council accepted the transition process but refused most of the other requests.

The first direct elections were held for the European Parliament.(7-10 June 1979)

The Greek Parliament approved the Accession Treaty.

The Second Lomé Convention was signed.

The Community signed agreements concluded during the Tokyo Round  within the framework of GATT.

Demirel government replacing Ecevit government announced that it wanted to improve its relation with the European Community. It also withdrew its request to freeze its obligations deriving from the Additional Protocol.