This section records interesting historical items related to the UK membership of the European Economic Community, Common Market and the European Union
Tag: EEC
The Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath took the UK into the European Economic Community (EEC) in January 1973 after membership had been blocked on 2 previous occasions (vetoed in 1961 and 1969 by Charles de Gaulle). This brought the total number of members to 9 with Ireland and Denmark joining at the same time. In […]