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Britain in Europe

Britain is apart of the european continent

Britain is located apart of the Europe. Why? Because there are isles near the europeanEuropean continent. Since all the time, Britain has must always had to defend her riqhts and her puissance power on the continent. The fact that Britain is isolated of from continent seems to confer her a different statutstatus. Britain have does not have the same history thatas the continent and her isolation confer her the country a nationalist sentimentfeeling.

map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/europe_pol_2004.jpg

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/country/unitedkingdom.html

Britain in the European Union

The European Union was established on November 1st 1993. It is the most recent in a series of European organizations that originated with the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) of 1951, which became the European Community (EC) in 1967. The members of the EEC were Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Eire and particularyparticularly Great-Britain since 1973. In 1991 the governments of the 12 member states signed the Maastricht Treaty ,Treaty, which was then ratified. The Maastricht Treaty transformed the EC into the UEEU. In 1995 Austria, Finland, and Sweden joined the UEEU. In May 2004, 10 more countries became UE member countriesstates. The 10 new members were Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. Now, 25 countries compose the UE.

map:http://www.eurunion.org/legislat/agd2000/agd2000.htm

Today, the Europe is questionning herself itself on the European Constitution. Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, underlines the importance for those who want Britain to be strong in Europe of makinges the case for it. Jack Straw: "Britain's membership of the European Union is vital to our prosperity and security".

But he is meeting opposition as Michael Ancram, Shadow foreign secretary says: "Countries have constitutions; nation states make treaties."

http://www.britainineurope.org.uk/newsandviews/articles/a-constitution-for-our-kind-of-europe http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3960981.stm#ancram

A referendum on this question is planned soon. Tony Blair has promised a referendum on the constitution.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3963659.stm

Britain and the euro

On 1 January 2002, euro banknotes and coins entered circulation across 12 European Union countries: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland.

Euro banknotes and coins have been in circulation since 1st January 2002 and are now used by 300 million Europeans living in the euro area. Like for the beginning of the UEEU, Britain is staying in the background ton the question ofthe Euro. This question is a real debate in the UK, the britishBritish british are diviseddivided: to keep the pound or to join the Euro? tThat is the question... . At present, the public opinion in Britain is against joining the Euro, and for keeping the pound. The Labour party kept quiet about its intention to join the Euro and the Conservatives party campaigned to keep the pound. .

Prime Minister, Tony Blair has promised a referendum on the question, which still realise after the next great election. It's seems that Britain stay is still hesitant on the chances of a Euro success . That's why British money is always still has not joined the Euro.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2968540.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2976326.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3307487.stm http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/britaintheeuroshouldbritainjoin.html

Britain keeps narrow links with the United States

During For a long time, Britain keep has kept very good strong links with the USA. Their complicity friendship come under all domainextends to many fields. The latest exempleexample th more recent is the war in IrakIraq. When British army troops helped the US armyforces. President Bush and Prime ministerMinister Blair are have been united against the terrorism during for some years. The two Chiefs of States Chief have regular relationship to revise the world diplomatie diplomacy for exempletoo. Blair supports Bush "like a little dog".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4009225.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3989361.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4005307.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3993277.stm

ASuch a position like this, bothers the European Union. The French President, Jacques Chirac, denounces the UK-US alliance. He said that the Prime Minister had given the President Bush support in the war on Iraq and received nothing in return. President Jacques Chirac thinks that Tony Blair has got nothing in return for supporting the US in general. He havesalso declared: "I'm not sure it is in the nature of our American friends at the moment to return favours systematically."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4015447.stm

We can say that Britain has a paryticularyparticular statutstatus in Europe. Britain takes part timidly at in the European building construction and keeps a stongstrong link with the United States. That's why, Britain has a strange position in Europe. The britishBritish seems have no wish to conform their views atwith the European Union’s. Britain steps back par rapport at are reluctant towards the Europe. The British are very conservatives of customs and roots. tThey have face difficulties to submit atto the Union.