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Integration

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The process of coordinating the activities of different states through common institutions and policies.

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Supranational

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Having authority independent of national governments.

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Enlargement

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The expansion of the EU to include new member states

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Economic and monetary union (EMU)

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The creation of a single currency, central bank and common monetary policy.

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Qualified majority voting (QMV)

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A voting arrangement in which proposals must win a set number of votes (over 50%) to be approved.

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Unanimity

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A voting arrangement in which all states must be in agreement for a proposal to be passed.

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Eurosceptic

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Someone who is critical of the extension of supranational authority in the EU and hostile to further integration.

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Four freedoms

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The principles of the free movement of goods, services, people and capital within the EU’s single market.

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Opt-out

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An exemption set out in a treaty or law which means that a state does not have to take part in a specific EU policy.

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Differentiated integration

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A form of integration in which states move at different speeds or towards different objectives.

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Democratic deficit

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The erosion of democratic accountability that occurs when decision making authority is transferred from national governments to EU institutions.

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Competence

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The legal capacity to act in a particular area.

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Legal sovereignty

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Supreme legal authority-the theoretical exercise of sovereignty

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Multilevel governance

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A system of decision making in which subnational, national and supranational institutions all have policy competences.

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Political sovereignty

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The political ability to exercise sovereignty-sovereignty in practice.

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Globalisation

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The process by which states and people become more interdependent and interconnected.

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Popular sovereignty

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Where the authority of the state is derived from the consent of the people.