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The UK was part of the EU during (most of the) 1970s and 80s, when there was numerous anti-terrorism laws and abuses in Northern Ireland.
by rmc 13y ago
The UK was part of the EU during (most of the) 1970s and 80s, when there was numerous anti-terrorism laws and abuses in Northern Ireland.
- homeomorphic 13y agoThe EU came to be in 1993 :)
- rmc 13y agoPedant. :P Yes the EU name was formed in 1993. But there was the EC or EEC before then, which was basically the same thing.
- homeomorphic 13y agoAs a citizen of a (current) EEC-non-EU member country a feel there's a huge difference. But yes, my comment was a bit pedantic :)