The Contribution of Great Britain to the European Union and the Aftermath

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v Abstract Through the history and the development of the European Union, Europe saw a lack of British Participation in any European convention until1961 after refusing to sign the Treaties of Rome of 1957for being one among the members of the European Economic Community.On 2 August 1961, The British conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made official Britain's application for membership to the EEC. Its application was led by the Chief Negotiator Edward Heath. This application was vetoed by the French President de Gaulle. With de Gaulle’s successor George Pompidou, Britain finally could join the Union in 1973. From this point Britain tried to prove to the other members that it really have a great capacity to be among the leaders through its great contribution that touched not only the economic side but also political and security domains. But again Labour and conservative both found themselves divided on the issue and they hold a referendum under labour on whether to continue Britain’s membership or to Brexit.