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The UK joins the European common market (1 January 1973)
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The UK joins the European common market (1 January 1973)

On 1 January 1973, Sir Ewen Fergusson, United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Communities, presents his credentials to André Dubois, Director-Secretary General of the Council.

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Title The UK joins the European common market (1 January 1973)
Document type Photo
Source Adhésion britannique au Marché commun européen. Jean Guyaux. Bruxelles: 1973. Black and White.
Keywords accession to the Community, enlargement of the Community, United Kingdom
Copyright © Jean Guyaux
Caption On 1 January 1973, Sir Ewen Fergusson, United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Communities, presents his credentials to André Dubois, Director-Secretary General of the Council.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1969–1979 Crises and revival >> The first enlargement >> Negotiations with the United Kingdom >> The United Kingdom's accession
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See also Preliminary Commission Opinion on the applications for membership submitted by the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Norway — update (1 October 1969)
Negotiations with the United Kingdom
The British call for renegotiation
Carine Germond, France, Germany and Britain’s Second Application to the European Community (1966_1969)
Statement by Anthony Barber (Luxembourg, 30 June 1970)
The United Kingdom's accession
Parliamentary debates in the House of Commons on the Schuman Plan (27 June 1950)
Cartoon by Trog on WEU and the question of British accession to the European Communities (19 February 1969)
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