Relationship between the EU and Great Britain. The European Union was formed after many years of negotiations and meetings between the member states of Europe due to common interests and objectives in economic, social and foreign policy. To maintain the Union as a group, it has undergone many changes in its policies, such as the increase in the legislative power of the European Parliament, the increase in the number of member states and many treaties like the Treaties of Rome and of Maastricht were signed to control the governance of the Union. EU. The EU has provided stability, peace and prosperity to its European members. But as the EU grows, becomes powerful and moves towards supranational government, national sovereignty and the veto power are threatened. One of the EU's largest and most powerful members, Britain, is very cautious about its intergovernmental approach. David Cameron has indicated that there will be a referendum on the UK's membership and it is feared that more than half of British citizens will vote in favor of the UK leaving the EU. Relations between the EU and Britain have never been ideal. Since the British have ruled the world for many centuries, they always feel somewhat superior to other European countries. But when the British economy declined, while members of the Community prospered economically, Britain joined the community for economic, not political, reasons. Thatcher's policy towards European integration was rather aggressive, as shown by her Bruges speech in 1988, and her stubbornness in not renouncing nationalism determined current British policy towards the European Union; but leaving the Union is not ideal for either the UK or the European Union, both politically and economically....... middle of article.... ..Academic sources: Stanislao Pugliese. The Political Legacy of Margaret Thatcher (London, 2003).Robin Harris. The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher (New York, 1997). David Dilks. Sir Winston Churchill (London, 1965). Lawrence Collins. European Community Law in the United Kingdom (London, 1984). (Social Research. Fall 2013, Vol. 80 Number 3, p883-914. 32p.) Andrew Williams, The European Convention on Human Rights, the EU and the UK. (European Journal of International Law November 2013, Vol. 24, number 4, p1157-1185. 29p.) British and European defense: to lead or to leave? (International Affairs November 2012, vol. 88 number 6, p1297-1313. 17p.)