The European Community was established after WWII in 1957, buy the agreements of the Treaty of Rome. The Treaty of Rome focused on economic co-operations with European countries, but also set out a wider political vision of a closer union and eliminates the barriers that divided Europe. During the signing of the treaty, France Belgium, Luxembourg, West Germany, the Netherlands and Italy became the first members of the Union. It was the result of eleven years of attempt to reconstruct the European continent after World War II.
The treaty also gave priorities to the Coal and Steel communities, by creating the European Coal and Steel Community; (ECSC) which opened a market for those products to those who were part of the European Community. …show more content…
First, the economic reason of why Britain didn’t join was its link to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was it relationship to the other 53 independent countries that were under British rule. It was those special bonds with those countries that Britain feared of losing those bonds. Second, Britain politically felt that joining the Union would mean the end of the British Nation. It was also seen as a problem because Britain has a special relationship with the USA, and it showed that Britain favored an Atlantic relation, showing that she wasn’t related to continental Europe. At this time in 1960, Britain formed the EFTA; the European Free Trade Association, which was an intergovernmental organization set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefits of its four members; Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Later, Austria, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden joined. It had the same principles that the European Union, however, it was not as strong. Britain later applied to join the European Union in 1961, but French President Charles de Gaulle vetoed the vote. The British applied again in 1967, again it was denied. Two years later, the new French President Georges Pompidou removed the veto and in 1973 the UK joined the European …show more content…
Firstly, the features between the European law and the national law are conflicting each other. When Parliament decided to join the EU in 1973, they stated that as of now, the European laws are legally part of the United Kingdom. Meaning, the British people are now bounded to follow both the European laws and British laws, only because Parliament said so. Now European laws are now supreme over its own laws, and can be changed at any point. One of the reasons why Britain is viewed as a reluctant Europe is because they joined the EU late after several other countries joined. It joined all because the other European countries’ economy was improving; such as Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, and all of the smaller countries. Along with joining to help Britain’s economy, it undermined the sovereignty of Parliament. Joining the EU weakened the strength and power of Parliament, since the European laws became superior over the British laws, and the reason why it was supreme was because Parliament said it was the
The treaty also gave priorities to the Coal and Steel communities, by creating the European Coal and Steel Community; (ECSC) which opened a market for those products to those who were part of the European Community. …show more content…
First, the economic reason of why Britain didn’t join was its link to the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth was it relationship to the other 53 independent countries that were under British rule. It was those special bonds with those countries that Britain feared of losing those bonds. Second, Britain politically felt that joining the Union would mean the end of the British Nation. It was also seen as a problem because Britain has a special relationship with the USA, and it showed that Britain favored an Atlantic relation, showing that she wasn’t related to continental Europe. At this time in 1960, Britain formed the EFTA; the European Free Trade Association, which was an intergovernmental organization set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefits of its four members; Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. Later, Austria, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden joined. It had the same principles that the European Union, however, it was not as strong. Britain later applied to join the European Union in 1961, but French President Charles de Gaulle vetoed the vote. The British applied again in 1967, again it was denied. Two years later, the new French President Georges Pompidou removed the veto and in 1973 the UK joined the European …show more content…
Firstly, the features between the European law and the national law are conflicting each other. When Parliament decided to join the EU in 1973, they stated that as of now, the European laws are legally part of the United Kingdom. Meaning, the British people are now bounded to follow both the European laws and British laws, only because Parliament said so. Now European laws are now supreme over its own laws, and can be changed at any point. One of the reasons why Britain is viewed as a reluctant Europe is because they joined the EU late after several other countries joined. It joined all because the other European countries’ economy was improving; such as Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, and all of the smaller countries. Along with joining to help Britain’s economy, it undermined the sovereignty of Parliament. Joining the EU weakened the strength and power of Parliament, since the European laws became superior over the British laws, and the reason why it was supreme was because Parliament said it was the