Britains Future in Europe
An absolutely invaluable resource for anyone concerned with Britains evolving relationship with the European Union.
Anthony Giddens
former Director of the London School of Economics, and member of the House of Lords
In the finest tradition of British pragmatism: a much needed injection of common sense and seriousness into the British debate on Europe.
Franois Heisbourg
Fondation pour la Recherche Stratgique, Paris
This is a comprehensive and cogent analysis of the British governments review of EU competences. While the government was reluctant to draw conclusions from its own review, the CEPS researchers are bolder.
Charles Grant
Director of the Centre for European Reform, London
This extraordinarily fair-minded and balanced book is a mythbusting exercise of the best kind. Meticulously boiling down every single European policy field to its very essence, the authors (one of Europe's leading think tank teams) are replacing misperception and misrepresentation with sober facts and sound assessments. What they offer is a non-romantic, no-spin, jargon-free, nohyperbole guidebook to the Brexit debate, highly useful for everyone who wants to navigate this fateful question with a cool head and clear vision.
Jan Techau
Director of Carnegie Europe
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Britains Future in Europe Reform, renegotiation, repatriation or secession?
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Michael Emerson
Contributors
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Miroslav Beblav
Arno Behrens
Steven Blockmans
Hugo Brady
Michael Emerson
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Boxes and Figure
Figure 1. UK economic performance relative to the eurozone, 1993-2016
Box 1. The competences of the European Union as defined in the Lisbon Treaty
Box 2. Administrative Burden Reduction Plus Programme (ABR+): priority simplifications
Box 3. A cosmopolitan London narrative
Box 4. Secession procedure in Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty
Box 5. Statements by business leaders on the prospect of British secession from the EU