U1T4 The UK and the EU

Question 1

what are the origins of the EU?

Answer 1

• began in 1952 with the European Coal and Steel Community being formed between 6 nations
• this was the first of the European supranational body meaning a body with power over several different nations.

Question 2

what was the Treaty of Rome?

Answer 2

-in 1957, the original 6 member states would become the European Economic Community in 1958, to develop the Common Agricultural Policy in 1962.
-the CAP ensured a stable supply of affordable food and kept control over alot of farms.

Question 3

when and how did the uk join the EU (then the EEC)

Answer 3

-In 1973, the uk joined under the Conservative government of Ted Heath
-it was only in 1975 that there was a referendum to stay in the European Community (the common market) where almost 70% voted in favour.
- the labour party at the time saw the EU as a space for capitalists gain at the expense of workers. hence the referendum being called.

Question 4

what did the 1985 Single European Act hold?

Answer 4

• this created the single market which consisted of four freedoms:
  -Free movement of goods
  -Free movement of capital
  -Freedom to establish and provide services
  -Free movement of labour

Question 5

what was the 1992 maastricht treaty?

Answer 5

• this transformed the ever growing EEC into the EU.
• it officialised a lot of the EU citizen with rights, freedoms and legal protections available under EU law with a focus on EU citizenship.
• first talks of the Euro Monetary union were proposed here.

Question 6

what was the treaty signed in 1997?

Answer 6

the Amsterdam treaty

Question 7

when was the Euro introduced?

Answer 7

1999

Question 8

what was the treaty of nice?

Answer 8

in 2001, this established a European security and defence policy.

Question 9

what was the main cause for the lisbon treaty to be signed?

Answer 9

-the EU brought about ideas to bring about a formal constitution but it was rejected by france and the netherlands.
-the lisbon treaty in 2009 codified rejected constitutional propasals into law for momber states. one of which was article 50- the mechanism for a member state to leave the EU.

Question 10

what are eurosceptics and when did they begin to come up?

Answer 10

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