The Polish trade union, Solidarność, and its leader Lech Walesa, become household names across Europe and the world following the Gdansk shipyard strikes in the summer of 1980. In 1981, Greece becomes the 10th member of the EU and Spain and Portugal follow five years later.
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| (L-R) Venice, St-Jean-d'Angély, and Sofia in 1984 |
In 1986, the Single European Act is signed. This is a treaty which provides the basis for a vast six-year program aimed at sorting out the problems with the free-flow of trade across EU borders and thus creates the ‘Single Market’.
There is major political upheaval when, on 9 November 1989, the Berlin Wall is pulled down and the border between East and West Germany is opened for the first time in 28 years, this leads to the reunification of Germany when both East and West Germany are united in October 1990.
These amazing photos were taken by paul_3747 show what street scenes of Europe looked like in the 1980s.
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| Austria. Kirchberg, 1984 |
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| Belgium. Brugge, April 1984 |
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| Bulgaria. Sofia, 1984 |
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| Bulgaria. Sofia, 1984 |
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| Croatia. Dubrovnik, 1984 |
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| England. Cambridge, Early morning, 1983 |
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| England. Dover Castle, January 1984 |
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| England. London, 1984 |
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| England. London, 1984 |
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| England. London, Paddington Station, 1984 |
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| England. London, Paddington, 1983 |
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| England. London, Piccadilly Circus, 1984 |
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| England. London, Praed Street, 1983 |
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| England. London, Pub in the Strand, December 1983 |
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| England. London, St Martin-in-the-Fields, 1984 |
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| England. London, Tower Bridge, December 1983 |
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| England. London, Wood Green, 1986 |
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| England. Stonehenge, 1984 |
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| France. Paris, February 1984 |
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| France. Paris, Notre Dame, February 1984 |
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| France. Paris, Venus de Milo at the Louvre, 1984 |
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| France. Paris, view from Eiffel Tower, February 1984 |
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| France. Pont du Gard, 1984 |
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| France. St-Jean-d'Angély, 1984 |
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| Germany. Dachau Concentration Camp, 1984 |
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| Greece. Athens, 1984 |
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| Italy. Florence, Ponte Vecchio, 1984 |
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| Italy. Pompeii, 1984 |
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| Italy. Rome, Colosseum, 1984 |
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| Italy. Torre pendente di Pisa, 1984 |
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| Italy. Venice, 1984 |
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| Italy. Venice, 1984 |
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| Italy. Venice, 1984 |
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| Italy. Venice, 1984 |
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| Netherlands. Amsterdam, 1984 |
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| Netherlands. Amsterdam, 1984 |
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| Netherlands. Amsterdam, January 1984 |
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| Scotland. Edinburgh, New Years Day 1984 |
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| Spain. Barcelona, 1984 |
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| Switzerland. Interlaken, 1984 |
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| Switzerland. Interlaken, 1984 |
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| Turkey. Istanbul, Hagia Sophia, 1984 |
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| West Germany. Heidelberg, 1984 |
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| West Germany. Munich, 1984 |
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| Yugoslavia. Dubrovnik, 1984 |