Coordination in foreign policy had taken place since the beginning of the 1970s under the name of European Political Cooperation (EPC), which had been first written into the treaties by the Single European Act but not as a part of the EEC.
Koordinasi kebijakan luar negeri dilaksanakan sejak awal 1970-an di bawah nama Kerjasama Politik Eropa (EPC), yang telah dicantumkan dalam perjanjian-perjanjian oleh Undang-Undang Eropa Tunggal, namun bukan sebagai bagian dari EEC.