Britain and the European Union

List of boxes; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Content of the book; 2 History and Development of the EU; The origins of the European Coal and Steel Community; From ECSC to EEC; The first enlargement - Britain joins; Enlargement to the South; The European Union; The Northern enlargement; The EU grows to the East; Who is the 'reluctant European'?; 3 Institutions of the EU; The Commission; The European Council; The Council of Ministers; COREPER; The European Parliament; The Court of Justice; The Committee of Regions; The Economic and Social Committee; The European Ombudsman; The 'democratic deficit'; 4 Common Policies of the EU; Why have common policies?; The Common Agricultural Policy; The Common Fisheries Policy; Competition Policy and Trade Policy; The Common Foreign and Security Policy; The development of the single currency; 5 The influence of the EU on Britain; The constitutional relationship between Britain and the EU; The EU and the UK Parliament; The EU and regional government in the UK; Local Government and the EU; Conclusion; 6 Intergovernmentalism versus Supranationalism; What is supranationalism?; Supranationalism and the EU; Supranationalism and the UK - a troubled relationship?; What is intergovernmentalism?; Intergovernmentalism and the European Union; Intergovernmentalism and the UK; Conclusion; 7 Expansion versus Integration; What is integration?; How is the EU promoting integration?; The UK and integration; The expansion of the EU - what are the limits?; The UK and enlargement; 8 Political Parties and the EU; Conservative Party; Labour Party; Liberal Democrat Party; The minor parties; 9 Reluctant Europeans - public opinion on the EU; British public opinion on the European Union; Pressure groups and the EU; How do pressure groups lobby the EU; Public opinion across the EU; Turnout for European Parliamentary elections; Conclusion; 10 Conclusion - Is Britain still the 'reluctant European'?; What is a 'reluctant European'?; The case for Britain being a 'reluctant European'; The case against Britain being a 'reluctant European'; Are any other EU members 'reluctant Europeans'?; Conclusion - If Britain is not reluctant, then how can the relationship be labelled?; References; Index.