Sovereignty and the EU Flashcards
Single Market
Remove tariffs, quotas or taxes on trade. Free movement of goods, services and capital. Aim to create seamless trade.
All members of EU must
be liberal democracies and accept the EC on human rights
Members must maintain
peace across continent
Most Members will accept the
Euro, so that transactions move efficiently and effectively
EU court of justice gives
citizens a place to take cases if past courts have failed them - appeal
Free market created …. how
lots of jobs due to greater economic integration
Some states in EU make leg
against LGBTQ+ which goes against ECHR
EU lacks a military which means
they can’t impose sanctions against other countries during conflicts
Leg hard to pass now due to ….. which threatens
increased size, variation of interests - threatens unity
2008 economic crisis led to
Wealthier states bailing out smaller states- tensions
Problematic because different states may
show growth in socially conservative views
