Identity area
Reference code
MCPP/JS/1/1/1974
Title
Simpson Notebooks: European politics
Date(s)
- November 1974 – 20 December 1974 (Creation)
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1 item, paper
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Scope and content
The first part of the notebook contains useful French phrases with many of the pages crossed through. Then there are notes for arrangements to travel.
The rest of the notebook covers the Paris Summit of December 9-10, 1974.
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Note
The Paris Summit was set up by the French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and is seen as the founding moment of the European Council. The summit established the forum for EU heads of state or government to meet regularly and formally proposed the direct election of the European Parliament.