On this day - 25 March

6 European nations came together on March 25th 1957 to form the European Economic Community in an aim to foster economic integration. The six nations involved were France, Luxemburg, Belgium, Italy, West Germany and the Netherlands. The European Economic Community was often referred to as the European Common Market in English speaking nations. The EEC later became part of one of the pillars of the European Union upon formation of the EU in 1993.

The Daily Express featured concerns including those relating to UK and Canadian trade on page 1 and trade between UK and the wider British Empire on page 6 displayed here.

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On March 25th 1996 the export of British beef into the European Union was banned as a result of the number of cases confirmed of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, more commonly known as Mad Cow disease. It is possible for the disease to spread to humans, in which case it is known as variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. There is no known cure for vCJD. The ban on British beef remained in place until 2006 when it was lifted.

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