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UNIT THREE THE EARLY YEARS OF THE COMMON MARKET

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HISTORY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, 1945 – 1992

HISTORY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION, 1945 – 1992UnitsUNIT THREE THE EARLY YEARS OF THE COMMON MARKETSTEP 5 EUROPE BETWEEN THE SUPRANATIONAL EEC AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNION OF STAES.

STEP 5 EUROPE BETWEEN THE SUPRANATIONAL EEC AND THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNION OF STAES.

Charles de Gaulle was very committed to a particular vision of Europe – a Europe of states. Initially he played a very positive role by ensuring that France was in a position to join the Common Market and by demanding the establishment of the common agricultural policy. But he rejected a supranational Europe and wanted a Europe of sovereign states instead. The French president counted mainly on the support of the FRG and maintained a very close relationship with the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer. During their summit in 1960 he launched his initiative for an independent and intergovernmental European union. He thought of a political, economic, cultural and military organized Europe driven not by supranational institutions but by regular summit meetings. Based upon Franco-German cooperation the Union might include Italy and Benelux as members.