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Pago s * * * THE STARS AND STRIPES Thursday. January 2, 1906European Economic Community ExpansionGREAT BRITAINiThe Original six countries established in 1957: France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,Netherlands and BelgiumDenmark. Great Britain and Ireland joined In 1973Greece joined in 1981Spain and Portugal will become members January 1, 1988(IPIDENMARKNETHERLANDSBELGIUMmilmilLUXEMBOURGThe population of the EEC wilt be 320 mutton including Spain and PortugalSpain, Portugal officially join EEC after 6 years of planningBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Spain anti Portugal officially entered the European Economic Community Wednesday, expanding the world’s largest trading bloc for the third lime since it* founding in 1957.The Iberian nations had agr«4 to membership tenna, including the 1986 tfilry dale* lt;«st March after more (ban six years of negotiations with the 10 other EEC countries.Aftuf signing membership treaties in June, Spain and Portugal begun participating in EEC ministerial meetings as non-voting observers. In the meantime* tbe parliaments or the 10 member smias had to formed ly sipyir«vlt;? the new nttmburships.The tKicii.siuri of their official eiury into the EEC, orCommon Market* was not marked by any official ceremonies at the Brussels headquarters Wednesday,The only visible sign of change was the addition Wednesday of the Spanish and Portuguese flags to those of the tO other member countries fluttering outside the main I?-EC institutions In the city's Cnmmcin Market district.Spain and Porlugo! Me thi? Iiiai cou nines to enter I he EEC -ilnce Greece joined in 1981, Thu only other additions were Britain, Ireland and Denmark in 1973,The founding EEC members were France, Went Germany, Italy* Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg,
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