Accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities The accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities (EC) – the collective term for the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) – took effect on 1 January 1973
The EEC and the Single European Act - UK Parliament Denmark, Ireland and Britain joined the EEC in 1973, after Charles de Gaulle's resignation in 1969 Under the Labour Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, there was a UK referendum on continued membership of the EEC in 1975
When did the UK join the European Economic Community (EEC) and why? Fifty years ago, the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community after decades of debate and doubt – on both sides of the Channel Alwyn Turner looks back at this key moment in the relationship between the UK and its continental neighbours
BBC ON THIS DAY | 1 | 1973: Britain joins the EEC At midnight last night a Union Jack flag was raised at the EEC's headquarters in Brussels to mark the occasion Celebrations were held in the city and one of Britain's new European Commissioners,
A history of the UK’s EU membership - UK in a changing Europe Like the EEC it seeks to establish free trade, but avoids the creation of supranational institutions 1961: The UK submits its first application to join the EEC, under Conservative PM Harold Macmillan
UK membership of the EEC EU - National Significance - Timelines . . . The United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community (EEC), the precursor to the European Union (EU), on January 1, 1973 The EEC eventually evolved into the EU with the signing of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, which came into effect in 1993
Brexit: 12 big dates in the UK-EU relationship - BBC It was not until four years after the EEC was established in 1957, that the UK belatedly applied to join The application was motivated in part by fear of isolation as a new power bloc began to
UK Parliament and the EU: Overview The Conservative Prime Minister, Edward Heath, took the UK into the EEC in January 1973 (along with Ireland and Denmark) after President de Gaulle of France had blocked UK membership twice in the 1960s
List of Countries in the European Union 2026 - World Population Review The European Union (EU) is a group of 27 nations in Europe, formed in the aftermath of World War II The first batch of countries joined in 1957, including Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands In 1973, Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined Greece joined in 1981, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986 and Austria, Finland and Sweden in 1995 In 2004, nine