Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Reflections on the History and Historiography of European Integration
- Part I Critical Junctures
- 1 The Emergence of a Divided World and a Divisible West
- 2 European Integration and the Temporary Division of Germany
- 3 Europe, Decolonisation and the Challenge of Developing Countries
- 4 European Integration and Globalisation since the 1970s
- 5 A Europe of Reunification?
- 6 Moderately Failing Forward: The EU in the Years 2004–2019
- Part II Multilateralism and Geopolitics
- Part III Perspectives and Ideas
- Index
- References
2 - European Integration and the Temporary Division of Germany
from Part I - Critical Junctures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2023
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Reflections on the History and Historiography of European Integration
- Part I Critical Junctures
- 1 The Emergence of a Divided World and a Divisible West
- 2 European Integration and the Temporary Division of Germany
- 3 Europe, Decolonisation and the Challenge of Developing Countries
- 4 European Integration and Globalisation since the 1970s
- 5 A Europe of Reunification?
- 6 Moderately Failing Forward: The EU in the Years 2004–2019
- Part II Multilateralism and Geopolitics
- Part III Perspectives and Ideas
- Index
- References
Summary
On 3 October 1990, something very strange happened. The European Community (EC) expanded without formally acquiring a new member. The reason for this was the reunification of Germany – on this day, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) acceded to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). As a result, the FRG gained five new federal states, which then also became part of the EC.
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- The Cambridge History of the European Union , pp. 53 - 77Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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