EU Flashcards
describe the aims of the EU
European integration=pooling sovereignty=member states greater political influence by sharing power with much larger political group
aims integration and expansion=peace prosperity and liberal democracy Europe
maastricht treaty=EU common citizenship =common foriegn policy=single euro currency
2007 lisbon treaty=EU diplomatic corps EU president and security policy=international influence
1973=UK joined
describe the four freedoms
free movement goods=no tarrifs for other member states=free movement services business open and operate in all states=free movement capital=free movement people=no internal barriers should stop EU citizens going to member country benefits =war impossible=monetray economic and foriegn social unity
describe monetary union, social unity,HR and poltical union foriegn defence policy
monetary=EU intergration=both economic and monetary union=many member states replaced own currency with Euro=European central bank set up=common interest rates for members eurozone
social unity=encourage workers rights=Maastricht treaty included social chapter gave rights to workers such as health and saftey freedom from discrimination equal treatment for men and women and paid holidays
protection of human rights=2000 charter of fundamental rights of EU =legally binding all member states lisbon treaty=overlap to eu convention human rights
political union=all EU treaties restrict veto european council=politcal intergration=maastricht treaty=common eu citizenship and name EU adopted
foriegn and defence policy=maastrchit treaty=common defence policy=lisbon=legal identity negotiate with states and EU diplomatic service=full time president of european council and high commisoner of foriegn affairs and security policy=represent EU dealing world leaders
describe the institutions of the EU
European commission=gov EU=each member state sends commisoner=develops EU policy and ensuring that its carried through
council of European union=legslative body of EU=gov ministers decide if to accpet proposals from commission=majority voting or unamity
European council=4 times year when leaders EU and foriegn ministers meet=EU foriegn policy=future EU
-European parliament=only directly elected body=shares legislative and budgetary control with coucil of EU=accountable parliament=elects president commission
European central bank=EU economic policy common interest rate for members eurozone
court justice=eu law is applied equally and interpreted same way in all states
describe the impact EU on UK
benefits=UK has duty free access to worlds second biggest economy =2016 43%british trade was with EU and was worth 241 billion
EU immigration benefits UK =CONTRIBUTED MOR FOR TAXATION THAN THEY TAKE IN BENEFITS over 3 mil jobs rely on trade with EU
students can study freely business can set up any where in EU elderly can retire to EU and get pension 1.3 briitsh living aborad
-working time directive=max of 48 working week year and 4 weeks paid holiday =have to follow EU law=rights workers and immigrants
undermines parliamentry soverignty==accused of having democratic deficit since gov e commision not directly elected and only one body elected parliament less leg power
-not all laws are in Uk interest =Factortame judgement
-common agriculture policy 38% EU budget=protects EU farmers by protecting them from outside EU protection =UK 1.1 pop in this field work less than others like Romiania
-UK gives more than it gets back=2017 net contribution was 8.9 billion
-rather than encouraging unity=xenophobia
Factortame judgement=members EU cannot restrict access to other members fishing grounds=EU countries fished uk water=common fisheries policy=set quotas=dead fish being thrown into sea=Law Lords said EU law took precedent over National law=argued removed soverignty interests british citizens not put first
describe the EU ref
lib dems labour and Cameron and cabinet all wanted to stay CBI anf TUC argued for monetary interests to stay
-retaining sovergentiy improved c2 D and E voters 48% remain leave 52%
EU=migration=2017 over 200,000=UK citizens less likely to take advatange of policy=most EU immigrants took up employment and were young=2018 uneployment at lowest 4%
describe the European Union and the migrant crisis
Syrian civil war, Lybia and climate change=encouraged migrants=meant that some member states take more than others=rise extremist parties and schengen agreement under pressure countries want to control their own borders=hungary and italy stopped migrants completly/closed borders
