Download or read book The United Kingdom and the Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty written by Peter J. Cullen and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty written by Finn Laursen and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2023-08-28 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treaty of Maastricht referendum A Bill to Provide for the Holding of a National Referendum and for the Procedure for the Subsequent Decision of the House of Commons on the Question of British Ratification of the Treaty of Maastricht Before Her Majesty s Government May Lawfully Adhere to that Treaty on Behalf of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and for Purposes Connected Therewith written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Great Britain s path to the Maastricht Treaty A Liberal Intergovernmental Approach written by Franziska Wegener and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: 1,7, University of Bamberg, course: Seminar Internationale und Europäische Politik: European Integration, language: English, abstract: The process of European integration is a special and perhaps unique development in the history of international politics after the end of World War two. Due to numerous steps of integration it came gradually to an ever progressive interdependence of nation-states of the European continent, economically as institutionally. National states are partly delegating sovereign competences to supranational institutions, which possess own and independent competences. But what leads to this development? Why are states willing to transfer competences to the EU? In international politics different integration theories are used to explain the different steps of integration and at long last the ratification of treaties between states. One of these integrations steps is the Treaty of Maastricht. The implementation of the Maastricht Treaty, being signed on 7th of February 1992 and entering into force on November 1th 1993, is considered as official founding of the European Union, expanding the European Economic Community created by the Treaty of Rome of 1957. But before the official signing of the treaty by first 12 nation- states a tedious unification process was necessary, which is to be examined in the present study looking at the foreign policy of Great Britain. Regarding the political development of the European community, Great Britain has always played a special role throughout the history of the European integration process. Its foreign policy differentiates oneself from other European national states and is characterized by a certain Euro-sceptic attitude. This is not reflected only by Britain’s late entry into the European Community in 1973, but also by the largest integration step since founding the European Community, which is the Maastricht Treaty. Britain first opposed nearly every policy covered by the Treaty, but indulged on certain points during the negotiations. Therefore, overlooking the foreign policy of Great Britain the question raises: “Why agreed Great Britain, despite its skeptical attitude towards a common Europe, on the Maastricht Treaty?” Using the integration theory of Liberal Intergovernmentalism by Andrew Moravcsik, this question will be analyzed in the present study. First the most relevant facts about the theory will be pointed out, before examining the content of the Maastricht Treaty itself. Finally, there is to be an application of the theory to the case of the UK and the Maastricht Treaty.
Download or read book The Treaty of Maastricht written by Richard Corbett and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain in the European Union written by P. Giddings and published by Springer. This book was released on 2004-04-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the same team that produced Westminster and Europe [1996], this book reports and analyzes the major developments in the relationship between Britain and the European Union between the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty and the British General Election of 2001. Britain in the European Union focuses particularly on the EU's impact on parliamentary institutions in the UK and on law and policy in such controversial areas as employment and the social chapter, foreign and security policy, enlargement and governance, immigration and asylum and the single currency.
Download or read book The Maastricht Treaty Second Thoughts after 20 Years written by Thomas Christiansen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-05-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maastricht Treaty, signed in 1992 and ratified in the following year, is widely seen as a landmark in the evolution of the European Union. It introduced into the treaty framework revolutionary new elements such as the co-decision procedure between the Council and the European Parliament, cooperation in the area of Justice and Home Affairs, the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the "euro" as a single currency for the majority of the then member states. It also introduced the concept of European citizenship into the treaty, reflecting the rising expectations of both citizens and decision-makers in the European project, and upgraded the role of the European Council at the summit of the EU’s institutional structure. Twenty years later, each of these innovations remain of central importance for the process of European integration, while current developments provide a valuable opportunity to reflect on the historical decisions taken in Maastricht in order to assess their significance and examine the subsequent evolution of the Union. This volume brings together an international group of leading scholars in the field in order to provide such an assessment, with each article both looking back over the developments within each of these domains as well as looking ahead to the way in which the EU is positioned to address current challenges. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Integration.
Download or read book The Maastricht Treaty on European Union written by Joerg Monar and published by P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques Internationales. This book was released on 1993 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maastricht Treaty on European Union brings about a number of improvements of the sort that will surely lead historians in the future to distinguish between the European Community «before» and «after» Maastricht. Yet, the Treaty also raises more questions than any previous reform of the Community system - questions concerning the interpretation and implementation of the Treaty, as well as its significance for future developments. In the contributions to this book a number of academic experts and practitioners from the Community and the Member States have sought to look beyond the controversial debate surrounding the ratification of the Treaty and evaluate the results of Maastricht in as objective a manner as possible. The contributions reflect a broad spectrum of different research approaches and opinions, but they all take into account the political constellation during the negotiations, the practical problems of implementing the Treaty and its potential for the future. The book contains contributions in English and in French. Le livre contient des contributions en français et en anglais.
Download or read book Ratification of the Treaty on European Union written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Opting Out of the European Union written by Rebecca Adler-Nissen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first in-depth account of how European Union opt-outs and differentiated integration work in practice.
Download or read book The Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty written by Finn Laursen and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dealing with Europe written by Alasdair Blair and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of the individuals to have held the office of Prime Minister since 1945, few have been treated so unfavourably as John Major. His tenure has been portrayed as weak and ineffectual. Divisions within Party and Cabinet hampered his ability to govern, culminating in the decision to call a leadership election in the summer of 1995. Although re-elected, his premiership continued to be riven by a factionalism, which proved to be a dominant factor in the Conservative Party's humiliating defeat at the 1997 general election. Of the policy areas in which such factionalism adversely affected Major's leadership, Europe proved to be one of the more damaging, due to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), commonly referred to as the Maastricht Treaty, and its ramifications. Problems surrounding its Parliamentary ratification forced the government into several embarrassing retreats, provoking Major to threaten rebellious MPs with electoral defeat by holding a vote of confidence in July 1993. But while the fruits of that Treaty did seismic damage to the Conservative Party, its actual negotiation aroused little discontent among rank and file members. This book examines the negotiations that led to agreement at the December 1991 Maastricht European Council, which in turn mapped the future progress of the European Community (EC), later renamed the European Union (EU). Perceived as a negotiating success, hailed even as 'Game, Set and Match' for Britain, the text emanated from the arduous process which had taken place under the aegis of the 1990-91 intergovernmental conferences on Economic and Monetary Union and European Political Union. These negotiations differed in complexity from the 1985 conference that led to the Single European Act. The former comprised distinct but related talks on monetary union and political union, while the latter was a united negotiation. Discussion in 1985 fell within a single Presidency, that of Luxembourg; negotiations took place between October and November and agreement was reached on 2-3 December. In contrast, the 1990-91 intergovernmental conference (IGC) lasted 12 months and spanned three Presidencies: Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands (in essence the latter two only). Furthermore, whereas the 1985 IGC was based on a Commission text, during 1990-91 the Commission proposal did not form the basis of political union discussions, although it did on monetary union. The political union debates were rather based on Member States' texts, advanced individually or via alliances, supplemented with Presidency documents. The broader subject matter of the 1990-91 IGC combined with the longer negotiating process meant there were different degrees of involvement by the Member States and institutional actors (Commission and European Parliament) during each conference.
Download or read book Europe After Maastricht written by Paul Michael Lützeler and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors from East and West Europe, Russia, and the US discuss the impact of the Treaty on the European Union (Maestricht Treaty) on American-European cooperation. Topics include the balance of power in NATO, monetary union in Europe, economic cooperation between Russia and the EC countries, environmental policy in Europe, and women in the EC b.
Download or read book The Politics of Ratification of EU Treaties written by Carlos Closa and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception, the European Union (EU) has revised its foundational treaties several times, resulting in national ratification processes involving different actors, with varying success. This book focuses on the politics of ratification of EU Treaties and reviews the processes of ratification of EU primary legislation. Existing research and academic debate on EU constitutional politics have almost exclusively focussed on negotiation of new treaties and their institutional setting. However, this book explains how the result of ratification was achieved, and analyses the strategy that actors pursue across Europe. Ratification of the Treaty of Maastricht and the EU Constitution failed totally, whilst other ratification can be considered partial failures such as the Irish Nice and Lisbon referendums. As the EU Constitution has proved, the ratification process may have deep effects unforeseen during the processes of negotiation. In recent years, ratification has produced some of the most intense debates on national membership of the EU and the EU itself. The Politics of Ratification of EU Treaties will be of interest to students and researchers of European Studies, European Union studies, European Union Law and European Union Politics.
Download or read book The Europeanization of British Environmental Policy written by A. Jordan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-06-25 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all aspects of modern politics have been deeply Europeanized, yet we know surprisingly little about how the EU affects the inner workings of national government. This book conceptualizes the profound Europeanization of British environmental government and policy both as a lagged response to European integration and as an important determinant of Britain's contribution to that process. By combining political theories of the EU with new empirical research, Andrew Jordan offers a genuinely fresh perspective on the evolution of modern European governance.
Download or read book Ratification of the Treaty on European Union written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The UK s Relationship with Europe written by John Todd and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an accessible and timely analysis of how the British discourse on Europe has evolved over the past forty years. It focuses on three key episodes: the 1975 referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Economic Community; the 1992-3 debates on ratification of the Maastricht Treaty; and the more recent proto-referendum debates sparked by David Cameron’s Bloomberg speech in January 2013. Using a discourse-analytical approach, the book analyses how political and media voices seek to delineate a British sense of self from a Continental other. Importantly, the book also pays close attention to the rising prominence of immigration issues within the British discourse on Europe.
