Exempting Britain from ‘ever closer union’ – where are we at?

Exempting the UK from the obligation of working towards an ‘ever closer union’ has been one of the UK government's key BREXIT renegotiation objectives. Open Europe's Pawel Swidlicki and Stephen Booth assess whether the relevant provisions in the draft UK-EU deal satisfactorily address the UK's concerns about being dragged into further integration against its will.

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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Goal difference. Why are the UK's hopes for Europe not the same as other countries http://www.europeansources.info/record/goal-difference-why-are-the-uks-hopes-for-europe-not-the-same-as-other-countries/

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