The impact of the EU on the UK 4.3 Flashcards
in what ways was the UK the EU’s ‘awkward partner’
- 1992 Maastricht Treaty aimed to protect workers’ rights = Major wanted none of it
- New Labour took up Social Chapter
- conflict rose when ECJ ruled that time spent traveling to a job must count towards the 48-hour working week = cameron wanted none of that
how did the executive job’s change during their time in and out of the EU
- regular attendance at European Council meetings
- Cameron = renegotiate UK membership terms 2016
- Theresa May pursued post-Brexit negotiations
what did foreign minister and other cabinet ministers do at the time in the EU
FOREIGN MINISTER = attends European Council and Council of the European Union meetings
MINISTERS = attend meetings according to their departmental responsibilities
what did chancellor of the exchequer do at the time in the EU
represents the UK at Ecofin, the Council of Finance Ministers in Brussels
what did Parliament do at the time in the EU
scrutinise EU legislation = large volume of laws makes it difficult to review them effectively
where does EU has exclusive competence
- competition policy
- trade with non-EU states
- customs union
where does EU and member states share competence
- the single market
- social and employment policy
- agriculture and fisheries
- regional development
- environmental policy
where does EU co-ordinates the individual policies of member states
- common foreign and security policy
- some aspects of macroeconomic policy
where does Member states have exclusive competence
- national defence
- most taxation
- health
- education
- social security
what complicated intergovernmental affairs in the UK
devolution
