Solemn Declaration on European Union
The Solemn Declaration on European Union was signed by the then 10[1] heads of state and government on Sunday 19 June 1983, at the Stuttgart European Council held in Stuttgart.[2]
In November 1981, the German and Italian Governments submitted to the Member States a draft European Act designed to further European integration. In accordance with the mandate given by the European Council of 26 and 27 November 1981 the Foreign Ministers reported to the Stuttgart European Council on their work on this draft Act.
The declaration was one of the milestones leading to the formation of the European Single Market in 1993.[3]
The Stuttgart European Council also used the occasion to condemn international interference with the conflicts in Central America, specifically in El Salvador and Nicaragua. Their statement concerning this issue reads: