This book examines the process of Spanish integration into the European Community, from 1962 when Spain under the Franco regime applied to the European Community to 1985, when democratic Spain became a member of the EEC. It aims to prove that, first the European Community was the crucial external factor determining political change in Spain, and secondly that Europeanism was a mechanism of political change, as it was the only aim which unified the whole political spectrum from the Francoist establishment to the democratic opposition.

Autorentext

JULIO CRESPO MACLENNAN is Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, he also studies and researches at the Ortega y Gasset Institute, Madrid. His publications include articles on Spain and the European Union for Spanish newspapers and journals.

Inhalt

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgements Introduction Spain and the Early Process of European Integration The Spanish Approach to the European Community, 1962 From the Congress of Munich to the Preferential Agreement, 1962-1970 The Crisis of the Franco Regime in European Perspective, 1970-1975 The Transition to Democracy and the European Community, 1975-1977 The Negotiations of Democratic Spain with the European Community, 1977-1985 Epilogue and Conclusion Chronology Bibliography Index