Anticipating maastricht: The conservative party and Britain's first application to join the European Community

1 December 1993

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary Record

Vol. 7 (3) , 522-540
https://doi.org/10.1080/13619469308581265

Abstract

Observers of the current debate within the Conservative party over the ratification of the Treaty of Maastricht will find some striking historical parallels in the circumstances surrounding Britain's first application to join the European Economic Community, or Common Market as it was then generally called, 30 years ago.

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