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context and institutionsJoy Johnson
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Europe provokes divisions across political spectrum
“In Europe, not run by Europe”
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BRITAIN’S RELATIONS WITH EUROPE: TIMELINE
1951 Creation of ECSC under Treaty of Paris
1957 Creation of EEC under Treaty of Rome
1960s De Gaulle rebuffs Britain’s application (1963, 1967)
1973 Britain (+ Den, Ire) members of EEC
1986 Deepening of internal market: Single European Act
1992 Deepening of political union: Treaty on European Union (‘Maastricht’)
1997 Treaty of Amsterdam
2000 Treaty of Nice
2007 Treaty of Lisbon
NB. Similar material in Kavanagh et al, 2005: Table 8.2:
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Question is: ‘to stay in’
• Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher originally yes supporter in the UK’s first referendum in 1975 in the then European Economic Community (Common Market)
• 67% of voters supported the Labour government's campaign despite several (Labour) cabinet ministers having come out in favour of British withdrawal.
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Thatcher says No, No, No
• Former Prime Minister supported single market (Single European Act)
• Greater integration (contents of the Maastricht treaty) drew a No, No, No
• Her Chancellor (Lawson) and former Foreign Secretary (Howe) resigned
• Political elite ousted her from office over Europe
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Thatcher
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2f8nYMCO2I
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Context Exchange Rate Mechanism
• Entry - when the time was right became a political issue not economic
• Entered October 1990 by then Chancellor John Major
• Thatcher ousted weeks later
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September 16 1992 Black Wednesday
• September 16, 1992 5 months after Major won a general election became known as black Wednesday
• Bank of England put up interest rates from 10 – 12%
• Interest rates were scheduled to go up to 15%
• Lamont makes statement• http://www.youtube.com/watch?
NR=1&v=AHDsO7gvXHQ&feature=endscreen
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Aftermath
• For John Major’s government the skids were under it from then on
• But the consequence of being evicted were benign
• Had control of currency • Pound devalued pulling country out
of recession• Golden Wednesday?
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Conservative position
• John Major’s premiership was riven with division by Maastricht
• 2010 new intake Thatcherite in euro sceptic approach
• Referendum on further powers
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John Major tried to appease Eurosceptics
• opted out of the Social Chapter –included the Working Time Directive (48 hours working week) eventually signed by Tony Blair
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Don’t mention Europe
• David Cameron appeared to have made the EU less toxic
• Rebellion on referendum vote despite 3 line whip – 79 rebels plus 2 more who acted as tellers
• residual anger that he didn’t have referendum over Lisbon Treaty
• revolt shows that the EU remains a major fault line
• Tensions with coalition partners the Liberal Democrats
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Referendum on Treaty changes
• The European Union Act would ensure "significant" EU treaties must be approved by a referendum of UK voters, with the same rule in place for major changes to existing treaties
• This meant according to William Hague that any future government could not "wriggle out of a referendum".
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Where now for the leadership?
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8807806/EU-referendum-would-hurt-Britains-economy-says-William-Hague.html
• Hague – reality over sceptism
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Latest government defeat 31.10.12 (Halloween)
• http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Main/Player.aspx?meetingId=11554
• Downing Street moved to reach out to the rebels by dispatching William Hague to declare that the government would "take note" after 51 rebel Tories – plus two tellers – joined forces with Labour to defeat the government by 307 votes to 294, a majority of 13.
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DELEGATION OF POWER TO EU NOT NECESSARILY
DETRIMENTAL
Supra-national ‘collective action’National government may not be able to meet
citizens’ needs on some (international) policy issues - Environmental pollution, immigration, crime
EU ‘fit’ with BritainEU sometimes doesn’t ‘fit’ (eg. social policy)… but sometimes it does (eg. single market).
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EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Incremental progressEconomic integration followed by
political integrationBritain/Denmark/Sweden opted out of
Eurozonedomestic concerns over ‘political
union’
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KEY EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS
European Commission
http://europa.eu/
European Parliament
Council of Ministers
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European Commisioner
• 27 commissioners appointed by nations but supposed to represent pan Europe interests
• Jose Manuel Barroso• Civil Service • unelected
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Council of Ministers of the EU
• Powerful EU institution • Inter-governmental• Broad policy areas under its jurisdiction• 27 departmental ministers from each nation state
depending on issue discussed• e.g. Employment, transport, agriculture• Ecofin (economic meetings)• Chancellor attends even though UK out of the
eurozone• Voting by qualified majority voting (QMV)
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Powers of ‘co-decision’ with CouncilPower to reject CommissionPowers to reject EU budget
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European Parliament
• Elected body• Supranational • Once regarded as talking shop is now
more powerful • Maastricht Treaty gave it power to reject
legislation• Lisbon extended powers• UK divided into 12 regions
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European Parliament
• There are 754 Euro MPs - elected for five-year terms - in the European Parliament, with 72 representing the UK.
• From 2014 increase to751 MEPs.• Meets 3 weeks in Brussels and a
week in Strasbourg
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MEPs
• There are currently 754 MEPs, 736 of whom were elected in June 2009. Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force in December 2009 had originally provided for 751 seats. The only country to have fewer MEPs under the new treaty is Germany, which is set to lose 3 seats. As Germany's elected number of MEPs cannot be reduced, the total number rises temporarily to 754 during this current legislature.
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European Parliament
• Seventy-two MEPs represent the UK in the European Parliament.
• sit according to political affiliation• seven main groups - with most MEPs
sitting in the centre-right, centre-left or liberal blocs
• Form mini-coalition - broad range of political positions and alliances.
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EU DECISION MAKING PROCESS I
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
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EU DECISION MAKING PROCESS II
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
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NUCLEAR OPTION: OPTING OUT OF COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS
1992: Monetary union; ‘Social Chapter’
1993: ‘Working Time Directive’1997: Immigration and asylum2007: Police and judicial cooperation
on crime
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Schengen
• As freedom of movement is one of the main objectives of the European Union, the Treaty of Amsterdam agreed to incorporate Schengen into EU law.
• UK opt out
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Euro
• Maastricht Treaty paved the way for single currency
• Britain opted out• Common currency 1 Jan 2002• Gordon Brown five economic tests• Warnings that a country can’t leave if
there is a fire• Greek sovereign debt• Deeper integration – fiscal
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Greek Bail Out as 29 Feb 2012
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/debt-crisis-live/
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Lisbon Treaty
• Under EU rules, the treaty had to be ratified by all 27 member states before coming into force.
• The treaty signed 2007• Came into force on 1 December
2009.
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Lisbon Treaty
• Treaty often described as an attempt to streamline EU institutions to make the enlarged bloc of 27 states function better.
• Opponents see it as part of a federalist agenda that threatens national sovereignty.
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Herman Van Rumpuy
• Commonly but mistakenly known as President of Europe – correct titlePresident of the European CouncilJust been given another 2Year contract
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After Lisbon
• High Representative- new post• Catherine Ashton• David Miliband had beenexpected to go for it butchose instead to fightLabour Party leadership
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After Lisbon
• The European Commission will continue to have 27 commissioners - one from each member state. The previous Nice Treaty envisaged a smaller commission - and that idea was to be kept, but it was then dropped as a concession to the Irish Republic in 2008.
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After Lisbon – New powers
• New powers for the European Commission, European Parliament and European Court of Justice, for example in the field of justice and home affairs.
• Parliament will be on an equal footing with the Council - the grouping of member states' governments - for most legislation (co-decision), including the budget and agriculture
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After Lisbon
• Removal of national vetoes in a number of areas, including fighting climate change, energy security and emergency aid. Unanimity will still be required in the areas of tax, foreign policy, defence and social security.
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After Lisbon
• The new European Parliament was elected in June 2009 under the existing Nice Treaty - 736 MEPs - down from the previous 785.
• Under the Lisbon plan, the number will be fixed at 751
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After Lisbon Qualified Majority Voting
• Some extensions of qualified majority voting in the European Council are already in place, but plans to redistribute voting weights have been delayed until after 2014.
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European Central Bank
• Italian Mario Draghi President• Sets interest rates• The primary objective of the ECB’s
monetary policy is to maintain price stability
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Greece and austerity
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17067104
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Europe goes leftward?
• Election of Hollande
• Netherlands
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Draghi will do anything to save the euro
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19499950
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European Court of Justice
• Europe’s supreme legal institution• 27 members – one judge per member
state• 13 judges hear a case at any one time• EU law covered, free trade and
movement of goods and services; employment law and social chapter; competition law; public sector regulation
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Outside of the EU institutions
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/feb/28/britain-reform-european-court-human-rights?newsfeed=true
• European Court of Human Rights• Council of Europe
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Issues
• Crisis in the Eurozone• Budget • Turkey’s membership• Open borders
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Useful website
• http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/index_en.htm
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Seminar Reading
• Essential PA for Journalists
• Seminar question
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