UK entry into the European Economic Community

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:approvedBy European Economic Community member states
gptkbp:date 1 January 1973
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:European_Communities_Act_1972
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UK entry into the European Economic Community
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:European_Economic_Community
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location Brussels, Belgium (EEC headquarters)
gptkbp:opposedBy Charles de Gaulle (French President, vetoed earlier applications)
gptkbp:precededBy multiple failed applications in 1961 and 1967
gptkbp:ratifiedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum
gptkbp:relatedTo Brexit
gptkbp:resultedIn United Kingdom became a member of the EEC
gptkbp:supportedBy Edward Heath (UK Prime Minister at the time)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:47th_UK_Parliament
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7