Abstract
The history of Britain's integration into the European Union has always been very complex. Its first attempt to join was vetoed in 1963. Britain joined finally in 1973 with the departure of the French president Charles De Gaulle who was opposed to the presence of an Anglo-Saxon "Trojan horse" in the European institutions. It shows the importance of the Anglo-American relationship in terms of foreign policy. Therefore, the recent war in Iraq and the alliances in the United Nations Security Council have confirmed the ambiguities in the European integration process. Nevertheless, the economic success of the Euro and its relative strength in front of the dollar during these last months has launched again the debate in Britain about the single currency integration. The political groups in the country are split around the problem.
