Britain, Germany and the Future of the European Union outlines the changes in British and German European policies which have been characteristic of a process of normalization in both countries. Schweiger examines possible areas for cooperation between Britain and Germany on major European issues (institutional and procedural reform, EMU, economic reform, CFSP and enlargement) and the potential significance that such a working partnership could have within the enlarged European Union.
Author(s): Christian Schweiger
Edition: First Edition
Year: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 240
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
List of Abbreviations......Page 12
1 Introduction: Britain and Germany in the European Union of the Twenty-First Century......Page 14
2 The Reluctant European: Britain and European Integration Since 1945......Page 27
Fog in the channel – the geographical aspect......Page 28
The victorious Great Power......Page 30
The unbroken tradition of the British state......Page 42
The British Empire......Page 44
The special relationship with the United States......Page 47
Still an ‘awkward partner’ under New Labour?......Page 51
3 Germany’s European Policy Before and After Reunification......Page 56
The foreign policy legacy of the West German Federal Republic......Page 57
Internal and external changes after reunification......Page 70
A normal partner in Europe?......Page 91
4 Areas for British-German Co-Operation......Page 94
Institutional and procedural reform of the EU......Page 95
Economic and monetary union......Page 129
Economic reform and social policies......Page 139
Foreign and security policy......Page 150
Enlargement......Page 164
5 Outlook: The Significance of British-German Co-Operation for the Future of the EU......Page 180
Notes......Page 190
Bibliography......Page 220
B......Page 229
E......Page 230
G......Page 231
M......Page 232
T......Page 233
W......Page 234
