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634:, which came into force in 1962. The transitional period whereby decisions were made by unanimity had come to an end, and majority-voting in the council had taken effect. De Gaulle's opposition to supranationalism and fear of the other members challenging the CAP led to an "empty chair policy" whereby French representatives were withdrawn from the European institutions until the French veto was reinstated. Eventually, a compromise was reached with the 515: 43: 619:, which entered into force on 3 May of that year. In the following two years, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Norway applied for membership of the Communities, while the neutral countries Austria, Sweden and Switzerland asked for economic association agreements. Membership application was suspended due to opposition from then-French President 650:
On 24 September 1963 the members reached an agreement on merging the executive bodies of the three Communities. A year later it is agreed the single "Commission" would have nine members: two from each of the larger states, France, Germany and Italy, and one from each of the smaller Benelux states:
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from April 1967 caused some consternation and introspection in the Community ranks, and the UK resubmitted its application on 11 May 1967. In 1969 a change in the French Presidency to
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was signed on 8 April 1965 and entered into force on 1 July 1967 merging all three Communities with common institutions. The head of the first Commission was
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Norway failed to ratify with 53.5% against; they would try again in the years to come but on 1 January 1973, only the three remaining countries acceded.
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prompted a shift, with France opening up to British accession. Negotiations began on 30 June 1970, in Britain this was under the
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In 1960, the "outer seven" (Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) established the
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Documents relating to the History of the European Communities can be consulted at the
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Another crisis was triggered in regard to proposals for the financing of the
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European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters
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History of the
European Union


Timeline
Pre-1948 ideas
1948–1957
1958–1972
1973–1993
1993–2004
2004–present
European Communities
European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
European Atomic Energy Community
European Community
Justice and Home Affairs
Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters
Common Foreign and Security Policy
Western European Union
Western Union
Treaties
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Rome
Merger Treaty
Single European Act
Maastricht Treaty
Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of Nice
Treaty of Lisbon
Commissions

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