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Contents. European Union European Economic Community Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? From ECC to European Union Britain‘s Euro – scepticism Your questions. European Economic Community. Reasons The first measure Treaty of Rome. European Economic Community. Reasons

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  1. Contents European Union European Economic Community Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? From ECC to European Union Britain‘s Euro – scepticism Your questions

  2. European Economic Community Reasons The first measure Treaty of Rome

  3. European Economic Community • Reasons • After World War II, the desire grew to prevent further conflict and establish lasting peace and stability • Cooperation against the extreme forms of nationalism • The first measure • A form of a economic union to facilitate trade across national borders • The beginning of the ECC

  4. European Economic Community Treaty of Rome • to abolish all tariffs and quotas between the other members • to advance enterprise • ensuring the freedom of movement of people, goods, services and capital • cooperation in developing

  5. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? Reason for becomig a member • Not a founding member ??? • Reasons • Advantages • Referendum • The Point of view of the English Parliament • Development of ECC • Change of their position and relationship • Their symbol

  6. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join?Reason for becoming a member Not being a found member • Britain was not a founding member Reasons • Their empire had to come to an end • It had to turn into the Commonwealth • They held the traditional view of the world

  7. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? Advantages commercial advantages obvious success of the common market

  8. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? Referendum • the decision of becoming a member backed by a referendum •  marks a turning point in British politics and Britain‘s national identity The Point of view of the English Parliament • Such a permanent link • always rejected by English Parliaments • Government agreed to go ahead with the constructions of a fixed link

  9. Development of ECC

  10. Britain‘s Dilemma: to Join or not to Join?

  11. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? 1973 United Kingdom Ireland Denmark Norway

  12. Britain‘s Dilemma: to Join or not to Join?

  13. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? 1981 Greece 1986 Portugal Spain

  14. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join?

  15. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? 2004 Cyprus [Zypern] Czech Republic Estonia [Estland] Hungary [Ungarn] Latvia [Litauen] Lithuania [Lettland] Malta [Malta] Poland [Polen] Slovakia [Slowakei] Slovenia [Slowenien]

  16. Britain‘s Dilemma: to Join or not to Join?

  17. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? 2007 Romania [Rümanien] Bulgaria [Bulgarien]

  18. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join?

  19. Britain‘s Dilemma: to join or not to join? Change of their position and relationship  Their symbol • The Eurotunnel under the English Channel • It puts an end to Britain‘s island status • Its effect is that it brought the country closer to Europe

  20. Britain‘s Dilemma: to Join or not to Join?

  21. Britain‘s Dilemma: to Join or not to Join?

  22. From ECC to European Union

  23. Britain‘s Euro – scepticism

  24. Your Questions

  25. Who ???

  26. Who ???

  27. When and Why????

  28. When and Why???? 18. April 1951 Reasons [Page 3] After World War II, there was the desire to prevent further conflict and establish lasting peace and stability To abolish all tariffs and quotas between the other members Taken to advance the enterprise

  29. Advantages

  30. Advantages developed a single market ensuring the freedom of movement of people, goods, services, and capital common policies on trade common currency responsible for their own [ECC] territorial defence

  31. Disadvantage!!

  32. Disadvantage!! Dependencies The parliament has to agree new policy of the ECC Means long time for a agreement wide competence of justice and home affairs [not the fundamental rights]

  33. What do they do???

  34. What do they do??? Takes decisions for the whole ECC Together against the extreme forms of nationalism developed a single market ensuring the freedom of movement of people, goods, services, and capital common policies on trade common currency responsible for their own [ECC] territorial defence

  35. Which qualifications do member need??? Copenhagen criteria

  36. Which Adfications for becoming member ??? Copenhagen criteria • Democratic governance and human rights • having a functioning market economy • accept the obligations and intent of the ECC • protection of minorities • Has to be in the territory of the EU

  37. Why one currency for the whole European community?

  38. Why one currency for the whole European market? • help build a single market • Examples • easing travel of citizens • eliminating exchange rate problems • providing price transparency • creating a single financial market • price stability and low interest rates • providing a currency used internationally • protected against shocks by the large amount of internal trade within the eurozone  a political symbol of integration

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