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Introduction to the European integration process
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Outline overview of European integration the basic structure of the European Union essentials of EU legislation Transcript European integration is a process. It concerns the systematic harmonisation of rules between nation states. To forward this objective the states agree to a common set of primary laws and institutions. The integration process was officially launched in the 1950s. In its first iteration it took the form of a regional cartel, officially known as the “European Coal and Steel Community”. Its purpose was to dismantle barriers to trade in those two industries between the member states. A few years later, the cartel was replaced by the “European Economic Community”, the predecessor of the European Union. It had six founding members: France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The objective of the European Community was to establish a single market among its member states. A single market is an area where there are no internal impediments to trade. It does nonetheless feature a unified policy regarding trade restrictions to third countries. In other words, the single market is a regional trading block. One of the main qualities of European int…
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