1973 Event

Accession of Ireland to the Communities

Name: Accession of Ireland to the Communities
Start: 1973

Ireland joins with the United Kingdom and begins its economic transformation.

Meanwhile, elsewhere

Within twenty-five years of 1973 — the context national timelines leave out.

1 year later Division of the island Cyprus
1 year later Carnation Revolution Portugal
4 years earlier Discovery of Ekofisk Norway
5 years later Democratic constitution of Spain Spain
5 years earlier Prague Spring Czechia
7 years later Solidarity Poland
11 years earlier Second Vatican Council Vatican City
12 years later Schengen Agreement

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Which long period

Periods overlap: they are landmarks, not boxes.

European integration 1950 – 2030 From coal and steel to a Union of twenty-seven.
Cold War 1947 – 1991 A continent cut in two, from Yalta to 1991.

Countries involved

Ireland

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What was written of it

Europe will not be made all at once, or according to a single plan. It will be built through concrete achievements which first create a de facto solidarity.

Déclaration du 9 mai 1950 1950

Schuman Declaration, Salon de l’Horloge, Paris