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This chapter examines the oil crises of the 1970s, the first enlargement of the European Communities in 1972, and the preliminary plans for an Economic and Monetary Union, with a detailed examination of the superpower rivalry and European responses.
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Liargovas, P., Papageorgiou, C. (2023). From the Hague Conference to the Crises of the 1970s (1969–1979). In: The European Integration, Vol. 1 . Springer Texts in Political Science and International Relations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47776-8_6
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