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In its review of the balance of competences between the UK and the EU, the British Government published reports in 2013-14 on every aspect of the policies of the European Union. Prime Minister David Cameron declared “we have launched our review to give us an informed and objective analysis of where the EU helps and where it hampers”. Foreign Secretary William Hague said “this review is the most extensive analysis of the impact of EU membership on the UK ever undertaken”. Its scope was not limited to ‘competence’ or the legal power to act (should more, or less, be decided at the British rather than the European level?). The review covered wider questions of national interest (what are the advantages, and disadvantages, of EU policies?) and future options and challenges.
The Government itself has published no summary of its findings, has given little publicity to the reports, and has avoided discussion of them in Parliament.
Paper by the Senior European Experts
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