United States Of The European Union

The European Union (EU) is a unique economic and political partnership between 28 different countries. It consists of about half a billion citizens, and its combined economy represents about 20 percent of the world’s total economy (Briney, 2015). Today The European Union works as a single market, with free movement of people, goods and services from one country to another. There is a standard system of laws to be followed, and since 1999 many countries share a single currency called the Euro (Europa.eu, 2015). This essay will explore the background history of the European Union and the benefits and drawbacks of the European Union.

Europe now, for the first time in modern history, is a partnership sharing common values and a commitment to harmony and cooperation. The dream of European integration, shared by the United States, is now being realized, leaving behind us the wasteful era of wars, hostility, and inequalities. We are on the road to a Europe enjoying a unity and

While the contributions of all member-states in the EU have been important and appreciated, the UK has brought a lot to the table that many other countries couldn’t. For example, the UK’s influence and the weight of just its name. For hundreds of years the UK has been powerful and if it had something to say, the world would listen. When the UK joined the EU it was a monumental victory for the existing member parties, because it meant that a powerful country, that could bring credibility and importance to a coalition previously lacking in both areas, would be joining their ranks.

The European Union was established as an economic and political partnership between 28 European Countries (European Union, 2015). The UK has been stayed in the EU for over four decades from 1973 to now. In 1975, Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson had ever held a referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU and the voting result is to stay in the European Community. Recently, the article (BBC NEWS, 2015) reported that the UK has a plan to hold the second referendum by the end of 2017 to decide whether or not the UK should stay in or leave the European Union. This might be a significant referendum that may bring lots of impacts on the UK’s economy.

Throughout history, countries have made agreements and alliances in order to improve their economy, their government, and their international trading. Countries must decide whether an agreement will be beneficial for the country in the long run or if it will have more of a negative effect on their economic and trade relations than a positive one. Two of the most significant international agreements that have been made in history are the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement. These agreements are two examples of how international agreements positively affect countries and their economic status. The EU is a political and economic union of 28 European members of state, which the United Kingdom is currently departing from.

In the aftermath of the Second World War, Winston Churchill called for the creation of a "United States of Europe" to bind France and Germany together. In doing so, he made clear that Britain would be a supportive but independent partner of any such entity. He famously said: 'We are with Europe but not of it." In the end, Britain did join the European Economic Community but only in 1973, 15 years after the Treaty of Rome was signed. We joined the Social Chapter in 1997, eight years after it was adopted by other member states. And we never signed up to Economic and Monetary Union or the Schengen Agreement on common borders. However, it is not until now that the British public have been presented with the

“Whatever happens, Britain will surely require vast new numbers of bureaucrats, people to work on the new arrangements and people to enforce them. It will almost certainly turn out that Britain saved money by being part of Europe, because economies of scale made regulation much cheaper. It will almost certainly turn out that Britain was more powerful — with more sovereignty — when it was part of a large organization with international clout. Many of the other parties to those 759 deals will seek to take advantage of an isolated country with far fewer allies. British consumers, workers and entrepreneurs will pay the

One of the most visible benefit of the membership in the EU is the absence of trade tariffs between its members. However non-European markets are becoming more important for British producers because of the stagnation of the Eurozone economy and economic growth of the other region especially Asian one. Main claim against membership in the EU is that Britain sells much more goods to the EU than buys. Still this is barely a good reason to leave the Union. Mainly the EU’s trade surplus is accounted by only two counties: Germany and Netherlands, so the UK will not be able to dictate its terms after exit (Sprinford, Tilford and Whyte, 2014). In addition open market with the EU counties boosts the UK’s economy providing more labour and capital for producers. If Britain withdrew from full membership some options may take place in trading relations. Researchers mostly agree that British exit will directly cut the UK’s income from trade in the case of any not free trade agreements. However, the new free trade agreement seems likely to take place.

When looking at the differences between the US and the EU, we can see that their world view and their approach to other nations are almost “fundamentally different” (Kagan, 6). The United States see political issues as simply black and white. They have a similar mind frame of the British Empire whom, similar to the US today, looked to gain more power and territory throughout the world. The EU views the world in shades of gray. One main reason for this is that the EU is made up of numerous nations that play a part in the Union. The EU has attempted to move away from being powerful and dominant but have instead decided to focus on international laws that can strengthen their

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss and analyse if the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union or if they should leave. And to also discuss the decision making process used in analysing the assignment.

The European Union itself is a powerful entity. From its beginning in the 1950 's, it was meant to be an economic, rather than political or militaristic means to spur prosperity. Its purpose is to allow the less restricted movement of capital and goods across the borders of European countries. Even more, a common currency eliminates the hassle and frustrations that come with international trade otherwise. Another benefit is the elimination of tariffs and other trade restrictions, which disappear with the imposition of common trade standards everywhere within the Union.

The European Union 's success owes much to the unusual way in which it works. Unusual because the EU is not a federation like the United States; nor is it simply an organisation for cooperation between governments, like the United Nations. It is, in

In the United Kingdom, it seems an ever-increasing proportion of the population are becoming eurosceptic. Euroscepticism in the UK is the distrust and scepticism of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union and is considered a controversial and important concept in British Politics. This increase in Euroscepticism in the UK has contributed to an EU referendum on the 23rd June 2016, during which the United Kingdom will either decide to continue as a member state or to leave the European Union. Euroscepticism within the United Kingdom is an increasingly relevant topic. I am going to explore why Euroscepticism is on the rise in the United Kingdom and what those contributing factors are. Firstly, I will clarify the history of the relationship between the UK and the EU, and how Euroscepticism is not a new phenomenon. I will then explain what the contributing factors to rising Euroscepticism in the UK are in the following order; the importance of Britain’s sovereignty and independence, the Eurosceptic nature of the British media, increasing immigration issues and terrorism threats, and the rise of anti-European political parties.

It is apparent that the states within the EU have a lot in common. In terms of political, social and economic goals, all states are heading in a similar direction. Furthermore the number of common policies is ever increasing, with a common civil service, a common European Security and Defence Policy and a supreme court, EU unification is very apparent. However each EU country is primarily interested in maintaining

The European Union (EU) was established in order to prevent the horrors of modern warfare, experienced by most of Europe during the World Wars of the 20th century, from ever ensuing again, by aiming to create an environment of trust with the countries of Europe cooperating in areas such as commerce, research and trade (Adams, 2001). The EU has evolved into an economic, trade, political and monetary alliance between twenty-eight European Member States. While not all Member States are in monetary union (i.e. share the currency of the euro), those that are form the ‘Euro-zone’ (Dinan, 2006). The EU can pass a number of types of legislation, with a regulation, act, or law, being the most powerful. Its ‘tricameral’ (European Union, 2007)