The Relationship Between The United Kingdom And The European Union : The UK Reserves The Right To Adopt The Social Agreement Of The Maastricht Treaty

• Main Authors: Sheue-Feng Wu, 吳雪鳳
• Other Authors: Tai-Chuan Wang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1995
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/26968681972747408486

碩士 === 淡江大學 === 歐洲研究所 === 83 === This thesis begins with the historical relationship between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU).Then it dis- cusses the attitudes of different British goverments towards the the European Community or the EU,especially the British opinions and attitudes after the Social Policy Agreement of the Maastricht Treaty is effective.After that,the thesis deals with the development of the legal fundations of the EU social policy, the legal effect of the Social Policy Agreement,and the applications of the Principle of Subsidiarity in the EU social policy. According to the proceedings, the thesis analyzes why the UK opts out the Social Policy Agreement and the UK response on the EU social policy.Although the UK has opted out the Social Policy Agreement,the UK could not avoid the indirect effects of the Social Ploicy Agreement.So it is very important for the British government to think about the issue that the possibility of the Social Policy Agreement will be applicated in the UK. In 1996, the EU will convene a conference among the governments of the EU member states and redisscuss the future objects of the EU,at the same time,the heads of the EU member states will talk about the direction of the development of the EU social policy. The thesis is concluded on the adjustment between the British social policy and the EU social policy.