the EEC
noun uk/ˌiː.iːˈsiː/ us/ˌiː.iːˈsiː/
欧洲经济共同体（the European Economic Community的缩写，成立于1958年，为欧洲共同体的前身，欧洲共同体1994年又发展成为欧洲联盟）
the European Economic Community: an organization formed in 1958 that developed into the European Community, which then became the European Union in 1994.