Abstract: List of boxes List of tables Acknowledgements 1 Introduction Content of the book 2 History and Development of the EU The origins of the European Coal and Steel Community From ECSC to EEC The first enlargement - Britain joins Enlargement to the South The European Union The Northern enlargement The EU grows to the East Who is the 'reluctant European'? 3 Institutions of the EU The Commission The European Council The Council of Ministers COREPER The European Parliament The Court of Justice The Committee of Regions The Economic and Social Committee The European Ombudsman The 'democratic deficit' 4 Common Policies of the EU Why have common policies? The Common Agricultural Policy The Common Fisheries Policy Competition Policy and Trade Policy The Common Foreign and Security Policy The development of the single currency 5 The influence of the EU on Britain The constitutional relationship between Britain and the EU The EU and the UK Parliament The EU and regional government in the UK Local Government and the EU Conclusion 6 Intergovernmentalism versus Supranationalism What is supranationalism? Supranationalism and the EU Supranationalism and the UK - a troubled relationship? What is intergovernmentalism? Intergovernmentalism and the European Union Intergovernmentalism and the UK Conclusion 7 Expansion versus Integration What is integration? How is the EU promoting integration? The UK and integration The expansion of the EU - what are the limits? The UK and enlargement 8 Political Parties and the EU Conservative Party Labour Party Liberal Democrat Party The minor parties 9 Reluctant Europeans - public opinion on the EU British public opinion on the European Union Pressure groups and the EU How do pressure groups lobby the EU Public opinion across the EU Turnout for European Parliamentary elections Conclusion 10 Conclusion - Is Britain still the 'reluctant European'? What is a 'reluctant European'? The case for Britain being a 'reluctant European' The case against Britain being a 'reluctant European' Are any other EU members 'reluctant Europeans'? Conclusion - If Britain is not reluctant, then how can the relationship be labelled? References Index.
Publication Year: 2007
Publication Date: 2007-06-29
Language: en
Type: book
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