America played a key role behind the scenes in persuading the Danes to join the European Economic Community, according to declassified US government files, writes Electronic Telegraph.
The documents show that Washington sought to exert influence on key figures in the Danish political establishment after the war, while funding and directing European federalist groups.
Washington used the American Committee on a United Europe to put pressure on the European leaders. ACUE was a US i...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.