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
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,
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
A timeline of Britains EU membership in Guardian reporting From Britain’s first hestitant steps towards joining the EEC, via the 1975 referendum and the pound leaving the ERM, through to Cameron bowing to the Eurosceptics again, here’s how we covered
Why did the United Kingdom join the EEC in 1973? - MyTutor The United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973 because it was believed that continental prosperity could negate the sense of decline which had gripped Britain during the decades after the end of the Second World War
1975: The UKs First Referendum — Churchill Archives Centre Before the formation of the European Union (EU) in 1993, many European countries were linked through the European Economic Community (often shorted to “EC”, “EEC” or “the Common Market”) The EEC was established in 1958 and the United Kingdom became a member state in 1973
Britain joining the EEC - Get Revising Britain was invited to join the EEC after the retirement of De Gaulle and became a full member on New Years Day 1973
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