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 memberReasons 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? 1981Greece1986PortugalSpain

15. 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?

20. Change of their position and relationship Their symbol  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

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

23. From ECC to European Union

24. Britain‘s Euro –scepticism

25. Your Questions

26. Who ???

28. When and Why????

29. 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

30. Advantages

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

32. Disadvantage!!

33. 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]

34. What do they do???

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

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

37. 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

38. Why one currency for the whole European community?

39. 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