HIS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: European Economic Community, European Free Trade Association, Common Fisheries Policy
22 Apr 2016
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Stability in the western bloc: the thaw and european unity. 1954: the edc fails as france reuses to ratify. West german sovereignty, rearmament, and joining nato. The 1956 report of the spaak committee recommends a common market and cooperation for the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The 1957 treaty of rome signed by france, germany, italy and the benelux creates euratom and the european economic community (eec) in 1958. The united states and europe: president kennedy shifts the u. k. From 1950 on, the british ignored the european coal and steel community, and then the. To preserve the special relationship with the u. s. and the commonwealth (food imports) To launch in 1960 the european free trade association (efta) with non- eec countries. Stability in the western bloc: western european disunity. However, the u. k. felt abandoned by the u. s at suez in 1957 and kennedy pressed the u. k. to reconsider joining the eec. Britain"s independent deterrent (acceptance of polaris missiles)
