European Economic Community
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| politics | Doreen Wallace | Generally Rowland Rash was Conservative, while Doreen was socialist although only intermittently in agreement with the current policies of the Labour Party
. Late in life she opposed Britain's entry into the European Economic Community |
| Publishing | Virginia Woolf | Half a century after her death, a change in the law brought VW
's works out of copyright (with those of her contemporary James Joyce
); but this change was reversed on 1 January 1996... |
| Textual Features | Daphne Du Maurier | The work features the aftermath of a crisis in British politics which involves leaving the European Economic Community
(or EEC), a referendum, and a political union with the United States which is experienced as a... |
Timeline
January 1958
The European Economic Community
or European Common Market
came into being; it was established by the Six: Belgium, France, the German Federal Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
1 January 1973
The United Kingdom left the European Free Trade Association
(EFTA) and joined the European Economic Community
(EEC, later the European Union
or EU).
1975
The Lomé convention was signed, by which members of the European Economic Community
pledged aid to forty-six of the world's poorest countries.
June 1975
Surprisingly, Britain's referendum on joining the European Union
resulted in a two-to-one victory for the pro-Europeans.
April 1989
The European Economic Community
finally suspended trade relations with Elena
and Nicolae Ceausescu
' Romania on account of its oppressive social and gender policies.
1 January 1996
British copyright was extended to seventy years after an author's death (having previously covered fifty years); this followed an EEC
directive of 29 October 1993.