Passing the Baton

2/7/1970
Handshake between Franco Maria Malfatti, left, and Jean Rey

The transfer of power between Jean Rey, outgoing President of the Commission of the European Communities (EEC), and Franco Maria Malfatti, President of the EEC, took place on July 2, 1970, at the Berlaymont in Brussels.

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