Quick Guide: Europe
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EU expansion

EU constitution

Euro currency

CAP

Rebates

Trade

Trade
UK's trade is strongly oriented towards the EU

The majority of UK trade is with other EU nations, and the EU acts as powerful voice in world trade negotiations.

Some believe that the UK, like Norway, could gain the economic benefits of EU membership without accepting its political aims.

The UK wants to speed up liberalisation of the EU, opening markets in services and professions to all member states, to boost economic growth - but progress has been slow.

Critics say that the huge cost of bureacratic EU regulations reduces economic growth in the UK.

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