Sentences with phrase «european economic community»

In introducing the Bill in the Commons, William Hague, the then Foreign Secretary, said: «It is the most important change since we joined what was then called the European Economic Community.

Subject to the provisions amending the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community with a view to establishing the European Community, the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and to these final provisions, nothing in this Treaty shall affect the Treaties establishing the European Communities or the subsequent Treaties and Acts modifying or supplementing them.

As a consequence, a sustained period of uncertainty, volatility and confusion is guaranteed — not least for English law firms, which have benefited so much from the UK's membership of the European Union (EU) since January 1973, when we first became a member of what was then called the European Economic Community (EEC).

The very idea of accession goes back to 1974, when France as the then last EU Member State ratified the ECHR and the German Bundesverfassungsgericht criticized the inadequate protection of fundamental rights in the European Economic Community in its well - known Solange I decision.

Lord Neuberger started the announcement in the manner of a history lecture, detailing the United Kingdom's accession to the then European Economic Community in 1973.

* When the term «Governments» is used, it will be deemed to include the European Economic Community within its areas of competence.

In 1973, the United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community (EEC), after French leader, Charles de Gaulle resigned from office in 1969.

The Islington North MP voted to leave the European Economic Community in 1975 and was lukewarm in his support for voting for Remain during the Labour leadership contest.

His father campaigned against joining the European Economic Community, and was arrested for fly - posting on a viaduct in Kidderminster.

For years prominent members of all the main political parties had proclaimed that Britain's post-imperial destiny lay in the European Economic Community, as it was then called.

«If this all sounds all very familiar it is because the basic plan for the European Economic Community of 1942 was very similar to the actual European Economic Community that came into existence in 1957 under the Treaty of Rome.»

In opposition, Shore was appointed as spokesman on Europe, taking the lead in opposing Edward Heath application to join the European Economic Community.

Peter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney, PC (20 May 1924 — 24 September 2001) was a British Labour politician and former Cabinet Minister, noted in part for his opposition to the United Kingdom's entry into the European Economic Community.

It has been 40 years since British citizens last voted on whether to stay in what was then called the European Economic Community (also known as the Common Market).

He later formed the SDP, partly over Labour's decision to support withdrawal from the former European Economic Community.

Labour's campaign manifesto involved leaving the European Economic Community, abolishing the House of Lords, abandoning the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent by cancelling Trident and removing cruise missiles.

Foreign Secretary James Callaghan makes the government's case for a «Yes» vote ahead of the European Economic Community referendum in 1975.

«The act took Britain into the European Economic Community and its repeal would entail withdrawal from the EU.

How should a principled MP decide which way to vote, assuming a free vote is permitted, as it was on the first two occasions that Parliament voted on the principle of joining the European Economic Community (on the third occasion in 1971 Labour whipped against)?

It was originally set up as the European Economic Community in 1958 with six members: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

His position is in contrast to that taken by Harold Wilson in regards to the 1975 referendum on membership of the European Economic Community.

The decline is partly due to the retirement of the officials who first started working for the then - European Economic Community (ECC) when the UK joined 40 years ago.

It's so different from the 1975 referendum on Britain's continuing membership of the European Economic Community, when party lines held much more firmly.

The European Economic Community implemented price controls in the 1970s.

That was the vision that inspired the idea behind the European Economic Community, now the EU, in 1957.»

A generation ago, Britain did vote in 1975 on the European Economic Community, ostensibly then only a «Common Market».

He also served as the Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Economic Community from 1976 - 1978.

It, and the subsequent European Economic Community (EEC) institutions would, the British argued, undermine British sovereignty and thus its National Interest.

But what seems to have been missed from this assessment is that more than 67 % of people voted Yes (i.e. Remain) in the 1975 referendum on our membership of what was then the European Economic Community.

(first aired on 24 March 1980, seven years after the UK entered the European Economic Community, or EEC):

The State may become a member of the European Coal and Steel Community (established by Treaty signed at Paris on the 18th day of April, 1951), the European Economic Community (established by Treaty signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957) and the European Atomic Energy Community (established by Treaty signed at Rome on the 25th day of March, 1957).

Greenland remained under Denmark's authority, but exited what was then the European Economic Community (EEC).

By so doing, he claimed that the deal Edward Heath had agreed in 1973 was disadvantageous, while at the same time avoiding breaking ranks with the political consensus that membership of the European Economic Community would be in the UK's national interest.

Britain was Australia's largest red meat market 50 years ago, taking up to 200,000 tonnes of our beef and sheepmeat annually in the decades before until it joined the European Economic Community in 1973.

Please note, prizes can only be posted to addresses within the UK and countries in the European Economic Community.

-- Prizes can only be posted to addresses in the UK and other countries in the European Economic Community (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland).

Major markets for California almonds have developed in Japan and the European Economic Community (EC) countries of Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

After World War II, Europe re-organized itself, with nations sacrificing some of their sovereignty to the European Economic Community.

It was called the European Economic Community.

Israel will sign a pact with the leader of the revived Roman Empire, i.e., the European Economic Community (Dan.

The first seed of the European Economic Community, i.e., the 1954 European Coal and Steel Company, was not sown for economic reasons only, but» and this was very conscious on the mind of its father, another Christian, Jean Monnet» in order to prevent competition about the possession of these basic industrial goods from becoming once again the cause of wars.

Western Europe reorganized itself as the European Economic Community.

Accordingly, it reorganized itself as the European Economic Community.

The creation of the United Nations marked this shift, as did the emergence of institutions for economic integration, most notably the European Economic Community (now the European Union).

The European Economic Community, for example, has overcome the national rivalries that have so often plunged Europe and the whole world into war.

Europe reorganized itself as the European Economic Community.

The U.K.'s 46.5 million registered voters decided whether or not to leave the European Union, 43 years after the country first joined the then - European Economic Community, and the answer was yes.

After decades of political unrest, recession and high unemployment, Ireland was the fastest - growing economy in the European Economic Community (the precursor to the EU), with annual growth of more than 5 %.

The economic takeoff was a dramatic departure for Ireland, which was once the poorest country in the European Economic Community.

Not exact matches

European Community leaders leave little doubt as to the importance of the communications revolution on an economic and social level.