Abstract
Great Britain because of its quality of being an Island, and it was always excluded from the continent's activities. Furthermore, the British take a real pride in their own culture which can explain their rather cold attitude in the matters of international relations. So, we can ask ourselves how Great Britain joined the European Union and observed its evolution regarding its participation in the European Union activities?
After seeing the history of Great Britain in the European Union, we will look at its participation in it.
We will begin by explaining how the European Union was created and the first rejection of Great Britain to join it. Since the end of the Second World War to 1956, England having won the war, it felt superior to other European powers that were in ruins. The fear of loss of sovereignty coupled with the excitement of the Empire in 1950 led Britain to reject plans when Pleven and Schumann established the foundations of the current European Union.
