IHT Retrospective Blog: 1967: U.K. Seeks to Join European Common Market Britain’s application to join the European Common Market, a forerunner of the European Union, advanced in the House of Commons in May 1967. It was rejected by Charles de Gaulle that November. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Hong Kong Protest Live Updates: City Braces for More DemonstrationsSudan Ousted a Brutal Dictator. His Successor Was His Enforcer.Spain Blocks Jailed Catalan Leader From Joining European ParliamentAmanda Knox, Tearful and Angry, Speaks in Italy, Years After Murder AcquittalIn Ghana, Free High School Brings Opportunity and GrumblingBribes and Backdoor Deals Help Foreign Firms Sell to China’s Hospitals