The “empty chair” crisis in the Spanish press, 1965-1966 ; La prensa española ante la crisis de la “silla vacía”, 1965-1966

This article analyzes the vision of the Francoist Spain on the so-called “empty chair crisis”, a serious political and institutional conflict that disturbed the European Economic Community for seven months, between 30th June 1965 and 30th January 1966 and which ended with the signing of the Luxembourg Compromise, which partially limited the supranational ambitions of the Hallstein Commission and the Treaties of Rome.The positions adopted by the Francoist government and the newspapers will confirm the existence in Spain of two essential ideas of Europe at the time, two visions largely opposed a... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Fleites Marcos, Álvaro
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Verlag/Hrsg.: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Schlagwörter: Comunidad Económica Europea / Crisis de la silla vacía / España franquista / Prensa / Compromiso de Luxemburgo / European Economic Community / empty chair crisis / Francoist Spain / press / Luxembourg Compromise
Sprache: Spanish
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This article analyzes the vision of the Francoist Spain on the so-called “empty chair crisis”, a serious political and institutional conflict that disturbed the European Economic Community for seven months, between 30th June 1965 and 30th January 1966 and which ended with the signing of the Luxembourg Compromise, which partially limited the supranational ambitions of the Hallstein Commission and the Treaties of Rome.The positions adopted by the Francoist government and the newspapers will confirm the existence in Spain of two essential ideas of Europe at the time, two visions largely opposed about the form that should take the Europe of the future and its institutions. On the one hand, the supporters of the progressive integration following a federal model and therefore of the demanding application of the letter and the spirit of the Treaties of Rome,well represented by monarchical newspapers like ABC or La Vanguardia Española. On the other hand, the advocates of a Europe of nations, in which the nation-states would maintain intact their sovereignty, and which clearly influenced the Falangist press. ; Este artículo tiene por objeto analizar la visión desde la España franquista, yparticularmente a través de sus medios de información escrita, de la llamada “crisis de la silla vacía”, grave conflicto político e institucional que sacudió la Comunidad Económica Europea durante siete meses, entre el 30 de junio de 1965 y el 30 de enero de 1966 y que concluyó con la firma del Compromiso de Luxemburgo, que limitaba en parte las ambiciones supranacionales de la Comisión Hallstein y de los Tratados de Roma.Las posturas adoptadas por el gobierno franquista y los periódicos permitirán constatar la existencia en la España de la época de dos ideas esenciales de Europa, dos visiones en buena parte antagónicas sobre la forma que debían adoptar la Europa futura y sus instituciones: la de los partidarios de la progresiva integración siguiendo un modelo federal y por lo tanto de la aplicación exigente de la letra y el espíritu de ...