<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Inner Six, or simply "the Six", were the six founding member states of the European Communities . They were in contrast to the outer seven who formed the European Free Trade Association rather than engage in supranational European integration . Five of the outer seven later joined the European Communities . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Inner Six </Th> <Th> Outer Seven </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> France </Li> <Li> Italy </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> West Germany </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Denmark </Li> <Li> Norway </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> Switzerland </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Inner Six </Th> <Th> Outer Seven </Th> </Tr>

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