Table of contents

About Great Britain…………………………………………………………2

1. THE UK’S LONG WAY TO EUROPE……………………….…3

1.1. A first step towards Europe………………………………………….…3

1.2. The UK tries but doesn’t want to fit into the European concept……………………………………………………………….…4

1.3. Britain goes for Europe……………………………………………………..5

2. THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1973 AND 1975……………..6

2.1. From the political point of view……………………………………7

2.1.1. The EEC: an anonymous, sovereign spoliator of British national politics…………………………………………………..………………..7

2.1.2. The European issue and political parties in the.……………….8

2.2. The public opinion……………………………………………………………….9

2.2.1. Opinion polls before the 1975 referendum…………………….....9

2.2.2. Britons changed their mind………………………………………………10

Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..11

Sources…………………………………………………………………………………………………..12

Annex………………………………………………………………………………………………..…13-16

About Great Britain

Today Great Britain belongs to the European Union. But to become a member the way wasn’t always easy.

The UK was always different from other European countries. So are British people not obliged to carry identification with them and they don’t need to register a change of address as other Europeans do. The relationship between the individual and the state is different because both think they should leave each other alone as much as possible. In Great Britain many actions that require a referendum in other European countries can be done by the government alone. But still in 1975 Great Britain organized the first national referendum in the history of the country.
The important question was: Does the UK stay in the European Union or leave? The result of 67,2% in favor and 32,8% against the continued membership is still a topic today. The history between Europe and Great Britain is quite complicated and even if Great Britain is one of the strongest economic forces in Europe she