eunion1-3, Exercise 3: Three enlargements

Model answer:

1973: the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark (nine members).
1981: Greece (ten members).
1986: Spain and Portugal (twelve members).

Reason the Community welcomed the Mediterranean states: they had emerged from dictatorship in the 1970s, and membership was hoped to help anchor their new democracies. (Regional funds were also used to help poorer regions.)