Hallstein Commission

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The Hallstein Commission was the first European Commission of the European Economic Community, led by Walter Hallstein from 1958 to 1967, and is noted for laying much of the groundwork for European integration.

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instanceOf European Commission
historical government cabinet
supranational executive body
appliesToJurisdiction European Economic Community
Six founding member states of the EEC
basedOn Treaty of Rome
chairperson Walter Hallstein
country European Economic Community
dissolved 1967
endTime 1967-06-30
executiveBody European Economic Community
followedBy Rey Commission
hasHeadquartersLocation Berlaymont building (Brussels)
linked to: Berlaymont building
hasLanguage Dutch
French
German
Italian
Luxembourgish
other official languages of the EEC
hasMember European Commissioner for Agriculture
European Commissioner for Competition
European Commissioner for External Relations
European Commissioner for Internal Market
European Commissioner for Transport
hasPart European Commissioners
hasPolicy creation of common market structures
promotion of European integration
strengthening supranational authority of the Commission
headOfGovernment Walter Hallstein
inception 1958
legalForm supranational institution
legislativeBody Council of the European Economic Community
location Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
namedAfter Walter Hallstein
notableWork implementation of Treaty of Rome provisions
laying groundwork for European integration
strengthening role of the European Commission within the EEC
officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment President of the European Commission
partOf history of the European Union
institutions of the European Economic Community
precededBy High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community
replacedBy Rey Commission
replaces interim executive arrangements of the EEC
seat Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
significantEvent 1965–1966 Empty Chair Crisis
Merger Treaty negotiations
linked to: Merger Treaty

development of Common Agricultural Policy
early steps towards customs union in the EEC
startTime 1958-01-07

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Walter Hallstein hasHonorificName Hallstein Commission