Walter Hallstein was a German academic, diplomat, and politician. He was the first president of the Commission of the European Economic Community and counts as one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Walter Hallstein led the first Commission of the EEC, holding the first formal meeting on 16 January 1958 at the Castle of the Valley of the Duchess. It achieved agreement on a contentious cereal price accord as well as making a positive impression upon third countries when it made its international debut at the Kennedy Round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations.[9] Hallstein notably began the consolidation of European law and started to have a notable impact on national legislation.
Credit- NEA Photo measures 7 x 9.5 inches.
Photo is dated --1963
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