Britain and Northern Greece in the twentieth century : Greek accession and prospects for the European Union
Part of : Balkan studies : biannual publication of the Institute for Balkan Studies ; Vol.40, No.2, 1999, pages 383-395
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In the 1970s the European Economic Community’s “Mediterranean Policy”recognised that the countries of the Mediterranean were neighbours,significant trading partners and, in some cases, future Members. The AssociationAgreement between the EEC and Greece had been concluded in 1961.This paved the way for full membership. However, events in Greece in April1967 obliged the Community to suspend the Agreement. The return todemocracy in 1974 resuscitated the Association Agreement and Greece appliedfor membership in June 1975.The EEC Commission had reservations about the application, but in theend recommended a positive response in January 1976. This was agreed byMinisters a month later. The subsequent negotiations succeeded in overcomingserious obstacles and the Treaty of Accession was signed in Athens in May1979.In the years since then the Treaties of Maastricht and Amsterdam haveslowly moved the Community, now the Union, forward. A programme for theaccession of new Members in southern and eastern Europe has been agreed and careful thought now has to be given to the role of the enlarged European Union in the future global village.
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