Stresa Conference

Stresa Conference in Europe

Description of Stresa Conference

The Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union describes stresa conference in the following terms: [1] The Stresa Conference of 1958 effectively launched the Common Agricultural Policy, six months after the Treaty of Rome came into operation. Dominated by Sicco Mansholt, the Conference decided on a system of guaranteed prices rather than direct income support to farmers.

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Notas y References

  1. Based on the book “A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union from Aachen to Zollverein”, by Rodney Leach (Profile Books; London)

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