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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Julian Knight, Michael Pattison
May 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
424 pages
11h 27m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 21

Expanding Horizons: Europe and the EU

In This Chapter

arrow Recognising the European Union’s importance and its goals

arrow Building relationships inside and outside the EU

arrow Agreeing to major EU treaties

arrow Examining EU budgets

In this chapter, I take you on a tour of the UK’s nearest neighbours and look into the inner workings of an institution – the European Union – that has a massive influence on everyday life in the UK. Many say that the UK’s future is as part of what amounts to a united states of Europe; others disagree and want the UK to skedaddle out of the EU and go it alone. Read this chapter to get a better idea of what they’re going on about.

Understanding the EU and How It Works

The European Union – or EU, as it’s known – is an extraordinary institution. It can trace its roots back a couple of centuries to when Tsar Nicholas of Russia talked about a union of European states. More recently, in the 1940s, British wartime prime minister Winston Churchill envisaged a United States of Europe. But these two great leaders could have no idea just how powerful an institution would ...

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