What are the causes and consequences of the Luxembourg Crisis in 1965 ?

Abstract

In 1965, the European Union faces one of its most important crises, known as the 'empty chair crisis'. The French president, General Charles de Gaulle, decides to withdraw his Foreign Affair minister, Maurice Couve de Murville, from any meeting at the Council of Ministers because of his disagreement on the development of the Union. At after six months of high conflict, an agreement is reached in Luxembourg in January 1966. The other member states submit to the French view in order to solve the problem