POL207Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Economic And Monetary Union Of The European Union, Single European Act, Jacques Delors
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Eu institutions and histories: why is there a push for further eu integration, countries start coming out of deep recession, enlargement requires institutional change (enlargement v deepening) Jacques delors: president of the commission, personal commitment to eu integration. Jacques delors: commission president from 1985-1995, federalist but also pragmatic: his ultimate aim is political union and monetary union. Emu but pushes single market first: left wing: pro-cohesion (bring all member states to the same level, redistributive) and. Need for treaty change: single european act (1986): first revision to eu, done in response to mediterranean. Enlargement and complete the single market established in the treaty of rome, changes the institution to make single market reality: maastrict 1992: preparation of eastern enlargement, monetary and political union. Completion of single market: single market: free movement of people, good, services and capital, most important goal: eliminate non-tariff barrier, enormous amount of legislation required to achieve single market: harmonization.
