European Economic Community
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 |
Timeline
January 1958: The European Economic Community or European...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
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...
National or international item
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...
Building item
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...
Writing climate item
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.
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