Dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’

11 Jun 2025 11:30-12:30
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Future of Europe
Organization Fundación Felipe González, Junta de Castilla-La Mancha and Elcano Royal Institute
// Posted on 04 Jun 2025

Venue: Palacio de Fuensalida

Wednesday, 11June 2025, from 11:30 to 12:30 h. CEST (UTC+2). Venue: Palacio de Fuensalida, Plaza del Conde 2, Toledo.

On 12 June 1985, Portugal and Spain signed their accession to the European integration process. At the 40th anniversary of that historic enlargement, it is time to reflect on the Iberian contribution to the project and the impact of shared EU membership. To this end, we have organised a conversation in Toledo between the two main protagonists of the accession and Europeanisation of both countries: Aníbal Cavaco Silva (Portuguese Prime Minister, 1985–1995) and Felipe González (Spanish Prime Minister, 1982–1996).

Hashtag: #DiálogoUE40

Video

Dialogue in Spanish ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Duration: 1:34:57.

Photo gallery

Emiliano García-Page at the dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Photo: Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Felipe González at the dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Photo: Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Aníbal Cavaco Silva at the dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Photo: Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Emiliano García-Page, Felipe González, Aníbal Cavaco Silva and José Juan Ruiz at the dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Photo: Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Emiliano García-Page, Felipe González, Aníbal Cavaco Silva and José Juan Ruiz at the dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Photo: Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Dialogue ‘A shared path: 40 years of Spanish and Portuguese EU membership’. Photos: D. Esteban González // JCCM – Emiliano García-Page Sánchez (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Programme

Welcome:

Dialogue:

Image: Map of Europe with emphasis on Spain and Portugal. Photo: Julee Juu (@julee_juu).

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