Buying the farm with the EEC. (European Economic Community management) From: National Review | Date: October 18, 1985 | COPYRIGHT 1985 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE TRUMPETS recede, the drums beat very softly. The vision that was the European Economic Community is fading. When Britain entered the EEC in 1972, her prime minister, Edward Heath, orgainzed a celebration, with bands, hired contraltos, and performances of Beethoven's Ode to Joy," which he called "Fanfare for Europe." When,this June, Spain and Portugal were admitted as members, nobody wasted time over fanfares. The preoccupation was how to handle the surplus food production of...