POST COLD WAR WORLD
INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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Denmark, Sweden ad UK
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Denmark, Ireland and Sweden
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Ireland, UK, Denmark
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UK, Ireland, Greece
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Detailed explanation-1: -Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom join the European Communities on 1 January 1973, raising the number of member countries to 9. The Arab-Israeli war of October 1973 triggers an energy crisis and economic problems in Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty merging the executives of the 3 Communities (the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community and Euratom) is signed in Brussels and enters into force on July 1, 1967.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United Kingdom, Denmark, and Ireland joined in 1973, followed by Greece in 1981 and Portugal and Spain in 1986.
Detailed explanation-4: -After much negotiation, and following a change in the French presidency, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom eventually joined the European Communities on 1 January 1973.
Detailed explanation-5: -The United Kingdom (along with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar) was a member state of the European Union (EU) and of its predecessor the European Communities (EC) – principally the European Economic Community (EEC) from 1 January 1973 until 31 January 2020.