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Britain and the EU: timeline of a troubled marriage
LONDON, Jan 4, 2021: Even before Brexit, Britain and the European Union had an often troubled history.Twice turned away On August 9, 1961, Britain formally applies to join what was then called the European Economic Community (EEC).But France’s president Charles de Gaulle vetoes the application in 1963, shutting the door again in 1967.Britain finally enters the EEC on January 1, 1973, at the same time as Ireland and Denmark, after de Gaulle has left office.In a referendum called by the new Labour government on whether to remain in the EEC on June 5, 1975, more than 67 percent of Britons vote “Yes”.Thatcher versus EuropeOn November 30, 1979, new Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher de

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