Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985)

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international agreement treaty

The Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985) is the international agreement by which Spain formally joined the European Communities, paving the way for its integration into what would become the European Union.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
1986 enlargement of the European Communities	1
Spain's accession treaty to the European Communities	1
Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the European Economic Community and to the European Atomic Energy Community	1
Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the European Communities	1
Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities	1
Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5373706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985)
Context triple: [Treaties of Spain, notableExample, Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985)]

A. Treaty of Seville
The Treaty of Seville was a 1729 agreement between Britain, France, and Spain that helped resolve disputes from the War of the Quadruple Alliance and temporarily stabilized European power relations.
B. Maastricht Treaty 1992
The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 is the landmark agreement that formally created the European Union, introduced the euro, and deepened political and economic integration among its member states.
C. 1972 Accession Treaty
The 1972 Accession Treaty is the international agreement by which the United Kingdom formally joined the European Communities, the precursor to the European Union.
D. Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice is a 2001 agreement that reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to prepare for its eastward enlargement.
E. Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities)
The Treaty of Accession 1972 was the international agreement that formalized the United Kingdom’s entry into the European Communities, marking its integration into the precursor of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985)
Target entity description: The Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985) is the international agreement by which Spain formally joined the European Communities, paving the way for its integration into what would become the European Union.

A. Treaty of Seville
The Treaty of Seville was a 1729 agreement between Britain, France, and Spain that helped resolve disputes from the War of the Quadruple Alliance and temporarily stabilized European power relations.
B. Maastricht Treaty 1992
The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 is the landmark agreement that formally created the European Union, introduced the euro, and deepened political and economic integration among its member states.
C. 1972 Accession Treaty
The 1972 Accession Treaty is the international agreement by which the United Kingdom formally joined the European Communities, the precursor to the European Union.
D. Treaty of Nice
The Treaty of Nice is a 2001 agreement that reformed the institutional structure of the European Union to prepare for its eastward enlargement.
E. Treaty of Accession 1972 (United Kingdom to the European Communities)
The Treaty of Accession 1972 was the international agreement that formalized the United Kingdom’s entry into the European Communities, marking its integration into the precursor of the European Union.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
aim	to align Spain with the political and economic structures of Western Europe ⓘ to extend the acquis communautaire to Spain ⓘ to integrate Spain into the European common market ⓘ
appliesTo	European Communities legal order ⓘ territory of the Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
category	European Union enlargement treaties ⓘ Spain–European Union relations ⓘ Treaties of the European Communities ⓘ linked to: EU Treaties
countryAcceded	Spain ⓘ
hasType	multilateral treaty ⓘ
historicalContext	post-Franco democratic transition in Spain ⓘ
includes	Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Kingdom of Spain ⓘ adjustments to the Treaties establishing the European Communities ⓘ
language	Danish ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	Spain’s participation in the institutions of the European Communities ⓘ application of Community law in Spain ⓘ
officialName	Treaty concerning the accession of the Kingdom of Spain to the European Communities ⓘ linked to: Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985)
partOf	enlargement of the European Communities ⓘ process of European integration ⓘ
pavedWayFor	integration of Spain into the European Union ⓘ
relatedTo	Single European Act ⓘ Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ linked to: Euratom Treaty Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community ⓘ Treaty of Rome ⓘ Treaty on European Union ⓘ
resultedIn	accession of Spain to the European Communities ⓘ membership of Spain in the European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ membership of Spain in the European Coal and Steel Community ⓘ membership of Spain in the European Economic Community ⓘ
shortName	Spanish Accession Treaty ⓘ
signatory	European Atomic Energy Community ⓘ European Coal and Steel Community ⓘ European Economic Community ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ Member States of the European Communities ⓘ
subjectMatter	adaptation of primary Community law to include Spain ⓘ conditions of accession of Spain to the European Communities ⓘ institutional arrangements for Spain within the European Communities ⓘ transitional provisions for Spain’s integration into the common market ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaties of Spain → notableExample → Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities (1985) ⓘ

Felipe González government → signedTreaty → Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities ⓘ