United Kingdom membership of the European Union
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title:
United Kingdom membership of the European Union
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The United Kingdom was a member state of the European Union (EU) and of its predecessor the European Communities (EC) – principally the European Economic Community (EEC) from 1 January 1973 until 31 January 2020. Since the foundation of the EEC, the UK had been an important neighbour and then a leading member state, until Brexit ended 47 years of membership. During the UK's time as a member state two referendums were held on the issue of its membership: the first, held on 5 June 1975, resulting
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Period of the United Kingdom being a member state of the European Union
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_membership_of_the_European_Union
date created:
2017-07-07T17:26:24Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T00:17:19Z
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