, ▁and ▁the ▁free - tra de ▁area ▁( 1 9 5 6 – 1 9 5 8 ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ' s ▁Director ate - General ▁for ▁Agricult ure . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁executive ▁assistant ▁( i . e . ▁private ▁secretary ) ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁director - general ▁for ▁agricult ure ▁Louis - Ge org es ▁Rab ot ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Director ▁of ▁General ▁Affairs ▁responsible ▁for ▁international ▁negoti ations ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Director - General ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁membership ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Spain ▁and ▁Portugal . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁ œ c um é ni que ▁européenne ▁pour ▁é glise ▁et ▁société ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁several ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁Common ▁Agricult ural ▁Policy . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Hel mut ▁von ▁V ersch uer , ▁Wie ▁ich ▁zur ▁Land wirtschaft ▁kam ▁und ▁die ▁Ent ste hung ▁der ▁europ äischen ▁Agr ar polit ik ▁er le bt ▁habe , ▁mem oir s , ▁Historical ▁Archives ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁His ▁father : ▁Ot mar ▁Frei herr ▁von ▁V ersch uer ▁ ▁References