In 1965, the Council was hit by the "empty chair crisis". Due to disagreements between French President Charles de Gaulle and the Commission's agriculture proposals, among other things, France boycotted all meetings of the Council. This halted the Council's work until the impasse was resolved the following year by the Luxembourg compromise. Although initiated by a gamble of the President of the Commission, Walter Hallstein, who later on lost the Presidency, the crisis exposed flaws in the Council's workings.
in 1965 the council was hit by the "empty chair crisis" due to disagreements between french president charles de gaulle and the commission's agriculture proposals among other things france boycotted all meetings of the council this halted the council's work until the impasse was resolved the following year by the luxembourg compromise although initiated by a gamble of the president of the commission walter hallstein who later on lost the presidency the crisis exposed flaws in the council's workings