The United Kingdom's second application for accession to the Common Market
The United Kingdom's second application for accession to the Common Market
The 1967 announcement
Statement by Harold Wilson on the United Kingdom's application for membership to the EC (London, 2 May 1967)
TextOn 2 May 1967, British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, delivers a speech to the House of Commons in which he defends the United Kingdom's application for accession to the European Economic Communities.
Cartoon by Papas on the debates in British political circles concerning the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities (2 May 1967)
BildOn 2 May 1967, the cartoonist, William Papas, illustrates the lively debates in British political circles on the issue of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.
'Britain, Europe, and the world' from The Guardian (3 May 1967)
TextOn 3 May 1967, the British daily newspaper The Guardian comments on the decision taken by Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister, to resubmit the United Kingdom’s application for accession to the European Communities and speculates on the attitude of the French President, Charles de Gaulle, towards this new approach.
Cartoon by Papas on General de Gaulle’s attitude towards the British application for accession to the European Communities (5 May 1967)
BildOn 5 May 1967, the cartoonist, William Papas, illustrates the opposition of the French President, Charles de Gaulle, to the United Kingdom’s application for accession to the European Communities.
"La conversion de M. Wilson" dans La Flandre libérale (5 mai 1967)
TextLe 5 mai 1967, le quotidien gantois La Flandre libérale commente la décision prise par Harold Wilson, Premier ministre britannique, de demander aux Six l'ouverture de nouvelles négociations d'adhésion du Royaume-Uni aux Communautés européennes.
The United Kingdom's application for membership to EURATOM (10 May 1967)
TextOn 10 May 1967, British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, sends to the President of the Euratom Council of Ministers, the United Kingdom's request for accession to the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom).
The United Kingdom's application for membership to the EEC (London, 11 May 1967)
TextOn 11 May 1967, British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, reiterates to the Council of Ministers the United Kingdom's request for accession to the European Communities.
Press conference by Charles de Gaulle on the United Kingdom's accession to the European Communities (16 May 1967)
TextOn 16 May 1967, during a press conference at the Élysée Palace, French President, Charles de Gaulle, again adopts a negative stance towards the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.