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100	1		_aGEORGE, Stephen _941412
245	1	0	_aThe approach of the british government to the 1996 intergovernmental conference of the European Union
260			_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _cMarch 1996
520	3		_aThe British government's position in the 1996 IGC will reflect long-standing policy positions that have been shared by both main parties. This consistency in policy was partly masked by the tone of British statements on Europe during the Thatcher premierships. However, there was a change of tone when Major came to office, and this was followed by successful British diplomacy in the 1991 IGC on political union, with the result that, on the issues that are under discussion in the 1996 IGC, Britain is largely a status quo state. The government will resist far-reaching changes to the Treaty on European Union, especially any erosion of the three-pillar structure and any further extension of the competences of the European Community. However, it will want to see institutional changes agreed that will pave the way to further enlargement. In these objectives it is likely to find allies because the European Union as a whole has been moving in the British direction since Maastricht, because of public hostility to further integration, the collapse of the federalist coalition, and the 1995 enlargement. However, the influence of Conservative backbenchers is making it more difficult for the present government to adopt the right tone in negotiations. The policies of the Labour Party do not differ markedly from those of the Conservatives, except on social policy, and if there is a change of government before the end of the IGC, the removal of the so-called 'Euro-sceptic' influence on the diplomatic tone of the government might help Britain to achieve its objectives even more successfully than the present government could.
773	0	8	_tJournal of European Public Policy _g3, 1, p. 45-62 _dLondon : Routledge, March 1996 _xISSN 13501763 _w
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999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c34759 _d34759
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