[DOC] [TLE] BBC ON THIS DAY | 27 | 1967: De Gaulle says 'non' to Britain - again [PAR] "The present Common Market is incompatible with the economy, as it now stands
, ... Hopes that he might offer clear terms for associate membership were also 
dashed. ... On 1 January 1973 the UK became a fully-fledged member of the EEC
. The European Union, as it is now known, has grown to 27 member states after 
10... [DOC] [TLE] Treaty of Accession 1972 - Wikipedia [PAR] The Treaty of Accession 1972 was the international agreement which provided 
for the accession of Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom to the 
European Communities. Norway did not ratify the treaty after it was rejected in a 
referendum held in ... The UK's role in international affairs had weakened, unlike 
the EEC member... [DOC] [TLE] European Economic Community - Wikipedia [PAR] The European Economic Community (EEC) was a regional organisation which 
aimed to bring about economic integration among its member states. It was 
created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957. Upon the formation of the European 
Union (EU) in 1993, the EEC was .... However, President Charles de Gaulle saw 
British membership as a Trojan... [DOC] [TLE] Referendums related to the European Union - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of referendums related to the European Union or its predecessors 
the European Communities. Since 1972 a total of 44 referendums have been 
held by EU member states ... For the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership 
of the EU, see United Kingdom European Union .... Enlargement of 1973[edit]. [DOC] [TLE] Why did Britain join the EEC in 1973, and not before or later? [PAR] It also includes the reasons why Britain wanted to integrate and why France ... 
and the Soviet Union, its statesman and diplomats continued to assume that it ... 
part in the discussions, but again refused to become one of its founder members. 
.... The attempts to get in the European economic integration were rejected twice 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Britain and the EU: A long and rocky relationship - BBC News [PAR] Apr 1, 2014 ... But other members of the EU - Ireland, Malta, and Cyprus - are ... nations of the 
European Economic Community in signing the Treaty of ... led Britain into the 
EEC in 1973, after Gen de Gaulle had left office. ... to stop Europe's march 
towards political union, and was gone by the ... From the section UK Politics. [DOC] [TLE] (EFTA) - Membership and History - The Green Papers [PAR] After failing to create a free economic zone involving all 13 countries (the ... The 
table below lists the members of EFTA over time (as well as the date, and ... 
inception (Norway has, twice, rejected membership in the EEC become EU by 
referendum). ... UNITED KINGDOM [GREAT BRITAIN], original signatory, 1 
January 1973... [DOC] [TLE] History of European Economic Integration.ppt [PAR] Germany became a member of NATO in 1955 through the intergovernmental 
Western European Union. ... Factors of production can flow freely within a custom 
union. ... Suspicious of UK entry, DeGaulle vetoed twice (1963, and 1967) the 
British .... citizens rejected membership via a referendum (as they did in 1973) 
Twice! [DOC] [TLE] Back when Britain was banging on Europe's door | Kathryn Hadley ... [PAR] Oct 13, 2012 ... In 1963, De Gaulle vetoed the British application to join the EEC declaring: ... that 
British membership of the European Economic Community [was] both ... denied 
to us to become as it were de jure members of Europe by joining the ... David 
Cameron gave his backing to a referendum on the European Union. [DOC] [TLE] Britain's EU membership: New insight from economic history | VOX ... [PAR] Feb 3, 2015 ... The UK's per capita GDP relative to the EU founding members' declined ... 
Economic historians normally refer to the period from 1950 to 1973 as the ... The 
French favoured a customs union, the English a free trade area. [DOC] [TLE] The reluctant European - The Economist [PAR] Oct 17

Question: Great Britain was twice rejected for membership in this economic union; it became a member in 1973
Answer: the Common Market