January 22, 1972 (Xinhai twelfth lunar month, seventh day), the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Norway joined the European Economic Community.

1972 22. After 10 years of difficult negotiations, the European Common Market has been expanding to absorb new member states: Britain, Ireland, Denmark and Norway. With the signing of the Treaty of Brussels, by the 10 member states of the Community in general will become the world's economic organization. (1 $ dj��.c��m) expanded the Community of the existing population has surpassed the United States or the Soviet Union, trade volume accounted for 41% of world trade, the annual gross national product of $ 700 billion. (����d��y����h�� $ �Ө�ry.c��m)
now EEC also the lack of a centralized political power, and therefore sponsors hope that the treaty, especially Great Britain into the Community itself, describes the Community to achieve postwar establishment of a united Europe the ideal process has taken a big step.