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Title Britain's future in Europe, the known Plan A to remain or the unknown Plan B to leave / edited by Michael Emerson ; contributors: Graham Avery, Miroslav Beblavý, Arno Behrens, Steven Blockmans, Hugo Brady, Michael Emerson, Daniel Gros, Alzbeta Hájková, Karel Lannoo, Adam Łazowski, Jorge Núñez Ferrer, Steve Peers, Michael Wriglesworth
Edition Second edition
Published Brussels : Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) ; London : Rowman & Littlefield International, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 209 pages)
Contents About the Contributors -- Glossary -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Part I. The known Plan A to remain or the unknown Plan B to leave -- 1. The known Plan A to remain -- 2. The unknown Plan B to leave -- Plan B.1. A clean break, 'big bang' Brexit -- Plan B.2. Remaining in the EU's single market and customs union -- Plan B.3. Negotiating with the EU and the world at large -- The UK's status in world affairs -- A final point--short but grave -- Part II. Questions -- 3. What is the Balance of Competences Review? -- 4. What are the EU's competences? -- 5. What are the underlying issues? -- Part III. Evidence -- 6. Core single market policies -- 6.1. Single market overview -- 6.2. Free movement of goods -- 6.3. Free movement of services -- 6.4. Free movement of capital and financial services -- 6.5. Free movement of people -- 6.6. Competition and consumer policies -- 6.7. Foreign trade and investment -- 7. Sectoral policies -- 7.1. Transport -- 7.2. Energy -- 7.3. Environment and climate change -- 7.4. Agriculture -- 7.5. Fisheries -- 7.6. Food safety and animal welfare -- 7.7. Public health -- 7.8. Digital information rights -- 8. Economic, monetary and social policies -- 8.1. Economic and monetary union -- 8.2. Social and employment policy -- 8.3. Cohesion policy -- 8.4. EU budget -- 8.5. Taxation -- 9. Justice and home affairs -- 9.1. Fundamental rights -- 9.2. Civil judicial cooperation -- 9.3. Police and criminal law cooperation -- 9.4. Asylum and non-EU immigration -- 10. Education, research and culture -- 10.1. Education, vocational training and youth -- 10.2. Research and space -- 10.3. Culture, tourism and sport -- 11. External relations -- 11.1. Foreign and security policy -- 11.2. Development cooperation and humanitarian aid -- 11.3. Enlargement -- 12. General issues -- 12.1. Voting, consular services and statistics -- 12.2. Subsidiarity and proportionality (S & P) -- Part IV. Conclusions -- 13. By groups of policies -- 14. By reform, renegotiation, or repatriation -- 15. Contemplating secession -- Appendix. Balance of Competences Review--Schedule of the British government's work -- Index
Summary Following the agreement made by Prime Minister David Cameron with the EU on 18-19 February 2016, the day for the referendum for the UK to remain in or leave the EU is set for 23 June 2016. This will be the most important decision taken by the British people in half a century, and whose consequences will live on for another half century. The first edition of this book, published in March 2015, laid the foundations for any objective assessment of the workings of the EU and the UK's place in it. It was widely acclaimed and rated as "a myth-breaking exercise of the best kind". This second edition adds a substantial new chapter following Cameron's agreement with the EU and announcement of the referendum. It reviews both the 'Plan A', namely the status quo for the UK in the EU as amended by the new agreement, and three variants of a 'Plan B' for secession. The key point is that the 'leave' camp have not done their homework or 'due diligence' to specify the post-secession scenario, or how the British government would face up to the challenges that this would bring. The authors therefore do the 'leave' camp's homework for them, setting out three Plan Bs more concretely and in more depth than the 'leave' camp have been able or wanted to do, or any other source has done. The book is therefore unique and essential reading for anyone concerned with the fateful choice that lies soon ahead.-- Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from title page (Centre for European Policy Studies, viewed March 17, 2016)
Subject European Union
European Union -- Membership.
SUBJECT European Union fast
Review of the balance of competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union
Subject Monetary policy -- Great Britain
Secession -- Great Britain
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Diplomatic relations
Economic policy
International economic relations
Membership requirements
Monetary policy
Secession
SUBJECT European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries
European Union countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Foreign economic relations -- European Union countries
Great Britain -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056679
Subject European Union countries
Great Britain
Form Electronic book
Author Emerson, Michael, 1940- author, editor.
Avery, Graham, 1943- author.
Beblavý, Miroslav, author.
Behrens, Arno, author.
Blockmans, Steven, author.
Brady, Hugo, author.
Gros, Daniel, 1955- author.
Hájková, Alžběta, author.
Lannoo, Karel, author.
Łazowski, Adam, author.
Núñez Ferrer, Jorge, author.
Peers, Steve, author.
Wriglesworth, Michael, author.
Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels, Belgium), publisher.
ISBN 9781786600714
1786600714