Cartoon by Ironimus on opposition to British accession to the EC (1968)

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‘EEC — the eye of the needle’. In 1968, the Austrian cartoonist, Ironimus, illustrates the efforts of Willy Brandt, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), to bring the United Kingdom’s application for accession to the European Communities to a successful conclusion, despite the opposition of General de Gaulle.

Source and copyright

Source: Ironimus. Die Sechziger Jahre, Karikaturen aus den Jahren 1960-1970. Wien: Fritz Molden, [s.d.]. 256 S.

Copyright: (c) Ironimus

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Cartoon by Ironimus on opposition to British accession to the EC (1968)