The current numbering of Council meetings dates back to the entry into force of the 1967
Merger Treaty, which instituted a single Council and a single Commission.
At the time, sources said Matip, despite the
merger treaty with the SPLA wanted to have his troops under his direct command.
The
Merger Treaty signed in Brussels, Belgium, on April 8, 1965 combined the executive bodies of the European Coal and Steel Community, European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community into a single institutional structure.
The other Treaties include the
MERGER TREATY, the SEA, the TEU, and the TREATY OF AMSTERDAM.