This memoclip illustrates the relations between the European Parliament and United Kingdom, before and after the accession of the State to the European Union: Winston Churchill on Europe, EEC enlargement to UK, 1975 referendum, first European election in UK, British Prime Ministers (Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair) before the EP, 2016 UK referendum on EU membership and it's outcome.

Memoclip: United Kingdom and the European Parliament

Winston CHURCHILL to the Hague Congress (07/05/1948): arrival and extract of the speech of Winston CHURCHILL (4 shots)

Winston CHURCHILL, in Strasbourg (10/08/1949) for the inaugural session of the Council of Europe (6 shots)

Signing of the Treaties of Accession of Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway (22/01/1972) - by Edward HEATH, Prime Minister of United Kingdom (4 shots)

First session of the enlarged European Parliament to 198 members in Strasbourg (1975): arrival of the MEPs and shots of the plenary session (6 shots).

European referendum for or against the United Kingdom with the remaining part of the European Communities (15/07/1975)

Arrival of Harold Wilson at 10 Downing Street. Speech (in ENGLISH) on the "historic decision" taken by the British people: Great Britain will remain a member of the EEC (15/07/1975)

Extract of the statement by Roy JENKINS, EC President, following the first meeting of his Commission (16/01/1977)

First European elections in the UK (07/06/1979) - polling station, citizen voting (4 shots)

Official Visit of Margaret THATCHER, President in office of the EU Council and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (16/12/1981) - extract of the speech in plenary session  (4 shots) - This is the first time that the Head of Government of the Member State occupying the Presidency has attended a session of the European Parliament for the purpose of giving an account of a meeting of the European Council.

Election of Henry PLUMB as President of the European Parliament (20/07/1987) - extract of the vote, congratulations and applauses (4 shots)

Extracts of the doorstep by Margaret THATCHER, Prime Minister of the UK, on EEC budget (17/09/1987)

Signature of the Maastricht Treaty (07/02/1992) - by Douglas HURD, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Francis MAUDE, Member of Parliament for the United Kingdom (3 shots)

Official visit of Queen ELIZABETH II of England, to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (20/05/1992) - arrival, extract of her speech in formal sitting (3 shots)

Official visit of John MAJOR, Prime Minister of United Kingdom to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (16/12/1992) - extract of the speech in plenary session (5 shots)

Official visit of Tony BLAIR, Prime Minister of United Kingdom, to the European Parliament in Strasbourg (18/06/1998) - extract of the speech in plenary session on the UK Presidency of the EU Council (4 shots)

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with David CAMERON, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: arrival, roundtable and meeting with leading MEPs (16/02/2016)

UK referendum on EU membership - Ambiance shots in London (23/06/2016)

Martin SCHULZ, EP President: EP is very clear: we are very sad about the decision of the voters in the UK, but it is a sovereign expression of the will of the British voters to leave the EU.

Extraordinary Plenary session on the outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum (Brussels, 28/06/2016): atmosphere in the plenary before the beginning of the meeting.

Extracts from the statement by Jean-Claude JUNCKER, EC President during the extraordinary Plenary session on the outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum (Brussels, 28/06/2016)

Extract from the statement by Nigel FARAGE (EFDD, UK), during the extraordinary Plenary session on the outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum (Brussels, 28/06/2016)

Extract from the statement by Alyn SMITH (Greens/EFA, UK) during the extraordinary Plenary session on the outcome of the UK's EU membership referendum (Brussels, 28/06/2016)

Theresa MAY, UK Prime Minister, meets with Martin SCHULZ, EP President (London, 15/12/2016)

Extraordinary meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Michel BARNIER, Chief Negotiator in charge of the Preparation of the Brexit and Guy VERHOFSTADT, Brexit negotiator for the European Parliament.(Brussels, 30/11/2016).

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