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The treaty of Rome led to a…
- common agricultural policy (CAP)
- common external trade policy

- founding of The European Community (EC) —> contract between 6 countries to prevent world wars and create a common market and customs union

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- Britain thinks about joining the EC to stabilize their economically declining Empire

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- Britain joins the EC in third try because France denied their membership with a veto twice

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The UK's membership is put to a referendum.

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- in a British referendum 67% of the British voters voted for staying in the EC

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-the UK rebate was negotiated because the UK's contribution was too high (reduced by 66%)

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The Schengen Agreement (became effective in 1995)
>,,Schengen Area“-> UK is not part of it

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Anti-EC feelings resulted in Brexit (were created by Thatcher´s Bruges speech)

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The Maastricht Treaty (formed the present EU, increased European cooperation)

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The euro -> common currency (not in a few states - also the UK)
Temporary conclusion: relationship was always difficult

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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
The UK was a part of the EU and when the big crisis started they were holding together trying to avoid the economic damage

THE LISBON TREATY
It reformed the Maastricht Treaty and centralised the control at the European Parlament

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RISING EUROSCEPTICISM IN THE UK
The UK demanded for more rights because of the pressure on Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron otherwise they would leave the EU

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THE BREXIT REFERENDUM IN 2016
The UK left the EU with Votes (Leave:51.9%; Remain:48.2%)