His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain, and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will address MEPs on Wednesday at 12.00 during a formal sitting.

Spain and Portugal signed their accession treaties to join the then-European Communities on 12 June 1985 and their membership became effective on 1 January 1986. Their integration in the European project was widely seen as a key step in full transition of the two countries to democracy, after several decades of dictatorship, which ended in 1974 in Portugal and 1975 in Spain.

The EU has further expanded since 1986, growing from 12 to 27 member states.

40th Anniversary Spain/Portugal EU Accession

Strasbourg's Plenary session through the lens - Week 4.

Formal Sitting with His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain and Marcelo Rebelo de SOUSA, President of Portugal, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union: extracts from the addresses during the formal sitting

Formal Sitting, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union: address by Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA, President of Portugal

Formal Sitting, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union: address by His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain

Formal Sitting, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union: speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

EP Plenary session - 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union

Formal Sitting, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union: one minute of silence in memory of the victims of the trains accidents in Spain

Formal Sitting, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Union: opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Formal Sitting with His Majesty Felipe VI, King of Spain and Marcelo REBELO DE SOUSA, President of Portugal, 40th anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EU: extracts from the meeting with Roberta METSOLA, EP President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Felipe VI, King of Spain and Marcello REBELO DE SOUSA, President of Portugal

Clip: 40th anniversary of the accession of Portugal and Spain to the European Union: Desde / Since 1986, Intergenerational Dialogue

First Plenary session in the presence of members from Spain and Portugal in Strasbourg on January 13,1986.

Formal sitting: The 40th anniversary of Spain and Portugal joining the EU

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