A Timeline of the Relationship between the UK and the EU by https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735 Topic: The UK in the European Context en-us 2022-10-29 12:03:11 UTC 2025-12-23 09:19:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f494.png 1946 shn10 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2361448307 2022-10-29 12:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2361448307 1992 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2364724540 The Maastricht Treaty was signed in the Dutch city of Maastricht, which is located near the borders of Belgium and Germany. 
The Maastricht Treaty paved the way for the creation of a single currency for Europe: the euro 

Claudia
]]> 2022-11-01 10:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2364724540 1995 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2364725708 the aim of the agreement was to cross the borders without any checks on persons.
Great Britain did not join this treaty because of the many difficulties it could bring, such as terrorism.

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]]> 2022-11-01 10:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2364725708 2002 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2364727459 Euro banknotes and coins were introduced in twelve countries with a total population of 308 million. It was the world's biggest currency changeover ever.
Great Britain wants to keep the pound.

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]]> 2022-11-01 11:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2364727459 1961-1967 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2365563436 Great Britain applied to join the the EEC, but the french president de Gaullevetoed against it twice.
In 1965 the EEC, the EAEC and the ECSC united into the EC.

Marleen]]> 2022-11-01 20:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2365563436 1973 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2365583202 Great Britain's third application to join the EC was successful. Next years elections in England were won by the Labour Party.

Marleen]]> 2022-11-01 20:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2365583202 1983 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366328621 In the 1983 elections, the Labour party aimed to leave the European community, but this did not work out.

Clara]]> 2022-11-02 09:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366328621 1984 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366334678 Margaret Thatcher, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom receives the reimbursement of the EC budget, the so-called "British rebate". The ideas of the European internal market are considered good.

Clara]]> 2022-11-02 09:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366334678 1988 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366344486 Thatcher's speech, which goes against centralized EC power, triggers Euroscepticism. Moreover, the Labour Party now wants to stay in the EC after all, and Britain ratifies the INF Treaty.

Clara]]> 2022-11-02 09:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366344486 2013/2015 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366460020 Yannis :

growing anti eu feelings, refugee crisis.
one year later first idea's of brexit 

politicians portray it as if the eu is treating great britain unfairly]]> 2022-11-02 11:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2366460020 2016 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2370341362 Yannis :
After much discussion, the referendum takes place. 
About 50 million citizens of Great Britain are entitled to vote. 
72% of them took part in the election, with 17.4% voting yes. ]]> 2022-11-04 16:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2370341362 2016/2020 https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2371295995 Yannis : 
After various politicians resigned, boris johnson became minister. 
Johnson is a strong supporter of Brexit. Strongly conservative, and causes a lot of polarization in the country.]]> 2022-11-05 20:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/shn10/u4e3vq0u4tlit735/wish/2371295995