On the Road to the Membership of the European Communities. Political, Economic and Social Changes in Greece, Spain, Portugal discussed in the “Polityka” weekly magazine (1981–1987)

Abstract

The main aim of the article is to present the views and opinions of the editors of the Polityka weekly on the extension of the European integration process to Greece, Spain and Portugal in 1981–1987. The author’s intention is to present reactions of journalists writing for the opinion-forming weekly in Poland to the political, economic and social changes taking place in the southern European states. The article uses the historical method and the analysis of sources and press articles. The following methods also proved to be useful: institutional and legal, comparative, decision-making and behavioral.