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Britain and the European Union

Britain and the European Union. What do you mean we’re Europeans?. Four freedoms [all of movement] goods people capital services. Requires: abolition of customs controls removal of border controls UK thought that as an island this didn’t apply forgot airports. The Single European Act.

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Britain and the European Union

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  1. Britain and the European Union What do you mean we’re Europeans?

  2. Four freedoms [all of movement] goods people capital services Requires: abolition of customs controls removal of border controls UK thought that as an island this didn’t apply forgot airports The Single European Act

  3. If freedom of movement, freedom of criminals and how do you control immigration? Extradition? Rules of admissibility of evidence? Schengen Information System hot pursuit common visas identity cards Sorry, we’re British. We’re not going to open our borders. Schengen

  4. Pure Thatcher: reduce govt borrowing reduce public spending so why didn’t the UK like it? Queen’s head!!! Business cycle linked to US not Europe London or Frankfurt? Hot money and big bang The Single Currency

  5. Council, Commission or parliament? Codecision [Amsterdam] Santergate and vetting Commissioners et al end to veto Changing balance between nation states and Community Too many Commissioners 10+ new members coming in not very democratic, either Germany now huge superstate? subsidiarity QMV and Community matters [first pillar]

  6. Failure in Bosnia US isolationism save money re: procurement save money on diplomats speak with one voice be more powerful Us Brits fight best|| We won the war!! No common friends no common foes only common interests!! Rapid Response Force Common Foreign and Defence Policy [second pillar]

  7. Where did this come from? Organised crime drugs terrorism antiques immigration Need for common laws human rights judicial procedures England and Wales have different system Scotland like North Europe Southern Europe changing? Justice and Home Affairs [third pillar]

  8. Group of Seven promises from 1991 if East Europe adopts market reforms and democracy can join EU means CAP must go UK likes enlargement wider not deeper! Is it feasible? Where do we stop? Vladivostok? East German lesson. Costs more than think organised crime fraud 10 new countries? Turkey, Cyprus, Malta Enlargement

  9. Group of Seven promises from 1991 if East Europe adopts market reforms and democracy can join EU means CAP must go UK likes enlargement wider not deeper! Is it feasible? Where do we stop? Vladivostok? East German lesson. Costs more than think organised crime fraud 10 new countries? Turkey, Cyprus, Malta Enlargement

  10. On to Vladivostok!

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