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The British Position towards European Integration: A Different Economic and Political Approach

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  • Troitiño David Ramiro

    (Department of International Relations, Tallinn University of Technology Akadeemia tee 3, Tallinn 12618, Estonia)

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The United Kingdom has had an important position in Europe for centuries. Often it is seen as an anti-European country, or as being anti-integration in Europe but it is just defending its own interests, which in many cases hare differed from other members of the European Communities. The UK policy towards European cooperation has been influenced by the particular interest of the country, but there has always been a strong relation between the British and Europe. Great Britain had the biggest empire in human history spread all over the globe, and hence its interest was global rather than limited to local European states. The UK was a victorious country in the Second World War, the only Western European state that participated actively in Nazi defeat. As an important consequence, British nationalism was seen as a positive force to unite all the British against an external threat. During centuries, the British economy has been based on trade, and internationally the government supported and expanded the free trade idea in the world economy to European trade relations. This paper analyzes the main issues that explain the special relations between the EU and the UK. The paper is developed from a historical point of view with a methodology’ based on the critical review of historical facts from a global perspective of the whole traditional approach of the UK towards European integration.

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  • Troitiño David Ramiro, 2014. "The British Position towards European Integration: A Different Economic and Political Approach," TalTech Journal of European Studies, Sciendo, vol. 4(1), pages 119-136, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:bjeust:v:4:y:2014:i:1:p:18:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/bjes-2014-0007
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