The Republic of Ireland joined the European Economic Community in 1973, the same year as Britain.
It was mildly important when the then European Economic Community was just a small common market.
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In 1958, the European Economic Community, known as the Common Market, came into being.
His private Member's Bill would repeal the 1972 act allowing the UK to join the former European Economic Community.
In 1972, 83% of Irish voters endorsed the decision to join what was then the European Economic Community.
There is everywhere an awareness of liberal trade and all are singing the glories of the global economic community.
It's an acknowledgment that the global economic community has grown far larger than the rich G-7 nations that gather regularly.
Three Congolese soldiers from the Central African Economic Community (Cemac) peacekeeping force stationed in the country were killed, said the organisation.
Thursday, the regional group, Economic Community of West African States, met in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, to discuss military intervention in Mali.
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The regional bloc -- the Economic Community Of West African States -- has said it has 3, 300 regional troops on standby.
Various heads of state will attend, including Burkina Faso and Nigeria, according to the Economic Community Of West African States, the regional bloc.
The ASEAN Leaders briefed the President on their plan to create an ASEAN Economic Community with a single market and production base by 2015.
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Belatedly, the country embraced free trade with Britain and, by joining the European Economic Community in 1973, with much of the rest of Europe.
Meanwhile, Iranians must be asking the question: What if we joined the global economic community, even with its imperfections after the 2008 debt crisis?
For a decade he vetoed British entry into the European Economic Community, fearing that Britain would act as a Trojan horse for American influence.
However, the sooner we restore lasting stability and growth in East Asia, the better for the entire world economic community, including the poorest countries.
France has a permanent presence of 200 to 300 military personnel at Bangui's airport under the mandate of the Economic Community of Central African States.
Members of the Economic Community of West African States pledged thousands of troops, and the Security Council urged other nations to contribute forces as well.
Fifty years later the European Economic Community has changed out of all recognition, having metamorphosed into the European Union and grown far beyond the original six members.
Fearful that the chaos may spread, the neighbours, chiefly Nigeria, sent soldiers to support Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, operating under the mandate of the West African Economic Community.
Members of ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, pledged thousands of troops, and the Security Council has urged other nations to contribute forces as well.
When the original six member states founded the EU (then called the European Economic Community) in 1958, the UK instead set up the European Free Trade Area (Efta).
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It is Africa's second-biggest economy, after South Africa, and the leader of the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), accounting for roughly half of its GDP.
The Conservative prime minister's famous critique of the European Economic Community emphasised a vision of Europe working to help its member states, rather than the other way around.
The French were the most bullish in supporting military intervention by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), but the scale of the task was recognized as enormous.
The economic community we have founded, together with our alliance and the values we hold in common, have served our people for decades and has served us well.
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The biggest reason why British governments in the 1960s sought belatedly to join the then European Economic Community was their feeling that a dynamic Europe was outperforming Britain economically.
There were organisations variously called the European Economic Community, The European Coal and Steel Community and so on, but there was not a European Union before 1 Nov, 1993.
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It has called on the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), to speed up the planned deployment of a force of more than 3, 000.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is overseeing the peacekeeping mission, has said in the past that troops will only go in if there is a ceasefire.
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