EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY


Meaning of EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY in English

( abbr the EEC )

a former organization, started in 1957, to encourage trade within Europe. In Britain it was also known as the Common Market . It became a part of the European Community (now the European Union ) in 1967.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.