On 5 June 1975, the 'yes' vote wins the British referendum on the issue of the United Kingdom's continued membership of the European Economic Community (EEC). Two days later, the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung welcomes the fact that 'the family is growing' and shows united Europe's pleasure at the fact that the United Kingdom, with its strong points and shortfalls, is to remain part of the Community.