https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks en-us 2022-04-05 11:07:44 UTC 2022-05-05 09:29:34 UTC hello@padlet.com gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171118141 2022-05-05 08:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171118141 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171123134 In 1961, these three countries applied to join however due to Englands close relationship with the US, the French President vetoed the English Application. Ireland and Denmark removed their applications due to the fact that they were close trading partners with England. The three countries reapplied in 1969 after the French President had been removed from office and they became members in 1973. ]]> 2022-05-05 09:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171123134 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171127611 EU rules declared that only democratic states could join. This allowed the three countries to join the EEC after WW2 after their dictatorships failed during the 70s.]]> 2022-05-05 09:04:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171127611 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171129318 These three states applied for the EU in 1995 after the end of the Cold War.]]> 2022-05-05 09:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171129318 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171131796 Established the use of a single currency (the euro) and renamed the EEC to the EU.]]> 2022-05-05 09:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171131796 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171135004 The EU lended the Eastern European states money after the collapse of of communist rule due to the fact that many of the countries were extremely poor and these states were promised access to the EU once they had regained strength. This was done in an effort to secure a democratic rule over Europe.]]> 2022-05-05 09:12:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171135004 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171147880 Created the single market ]]> 2022-05-05 09:24:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171147880 gcorrigan19 https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171150742 Reformed the EU institutions to cope with the size of the EU]]> 2022-05-05 09:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gcorrigan19/Bookmarks/wish/2171150742