The ‘ever closer union’ dossier

The ‘ever closer union’ dossier was always going to be one of the most challenging for United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron to negotiate with the EU. This challenge arose from its mattering so little at one level whilst mattering so much at another.

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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: Exempting Britain from ‘ever closer union’ – where are we at? http://www.europeansources.info/record/exempting-britain-from-ever-closer-union-where-are-we-at/

ESO: Background information: UK Government’s renegotiation of EU membership: Parliamentary Sovereignty and Scrutiny http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-governments-renegotiation-of-eu-membership-parliamentary-sovereignty-and-scrutiny/

ESO: Background information: Is Ever Closer Union just a symbolic phrase with no meaningful application? http://www.europeansources.info/record/is-ever-closer-union-just-a-symbolic-phrase-with-no-meaningful-application/

EurActiv, 19.02.16: Ever closer union: the surrealist Brexit summit http://www.euractiv.com/section/future-eu/news/ever-closer-union-the-surrealist-brexit-summit/

Europe's World, 28.01.16: If not ‘ever closer union’, what next for Europe? http://europesworld.org/2016/01/28/ever-closer-union-next-europe/

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Full Fact, 17.02.16: Explaining the EU deal: an 'ever closer union' https://fullfact.org/europe/explaining-eu-deal-ever-closer-union/

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