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EEC

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

The EEC (European Economic Community was formed en 1958 after the Treaty of Rome by six countries, Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France and Italy. Their goals were to achieve a new age of peace, democracy, cooperation and economic union and prosperity between the European nations and citizens after the WWII. In 1973 Denamrk, UK and Ireland join the EEC, in 1981 is Greece the new member and in 1986 Spain and Portugal. After the treaty of Maastrich in 1992 the EEC became the European Union due to the more ambitious goals in the post cold-war Europe where the political unification looked a realistic posibility.

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What did the EEC permit after World War 2?

The European Economic Community (EEC) allowed labor and capital to travel freely within member nations after World War 2.


What treaty formed the EEC?

The EEC Treaty, signed in Rome in 1957, brings together France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux countries in a community whose aim is to achieve integration via trade with a view to economic expansion. After the Treaty of Maastricht the EEC became the European Community, reflecting the determination of the Member States to expand the Community's powers to non-economic domains.


When did Britain join the first EEC after World War 2?

Britain joined the European Economic Community (EEC) on January 1, 1973. The decision to join followed several years of negotiations and was part of a broader effort to enhance economic cooperation in post-war Europe. The EEC was established in 1957, and Britain's accession marked a significant shift in its economic and political alignment.


How long has the UK been part of the EU?

The United Kingdom was one of the founding members of the European Union in 1992. It was previously been a member of the European Communities and EEC since 1973. It was not a founder member of the EEC and had difficulty joining.


When did the eec become the eu?

When the EEC (European Econmic Community) was first established it was as a trading bloc to help commerce develop between the countries of Western Europe. Gradually the people that ran it, with the connivance of politicians, arranged for it to develop into a political union (a sort of United States of Europe). A new name was obviously needed if the populations of the countries concerned were not to be constantly reminded of what they originally agreed to and so it was that the new name of European Union came about.