Encyclopedia > European Parliament elections, 1979
The 1979 European Parliamentary Elections were held across all 9 current European Communitymember-states. These were the first elections ever direct elections to the Parliament and 410 members were elected. The Parliament elected its first female President, Simone Veil. Elections in the European Union gives information on election and election results in the European Union. ... The European Community (EC), most important of two European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... // The flag of the Council of Europe and the European Union. ... Simone Veil Simone Veil (born Simone Annie Jacob, July 13, 1927) is a French lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member of the Constitutional Council of France. ...