<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Given Winston Churchill’s influence and achievement as a writer, historian, adventurer, soldier, artist, and politician, his participation in the European integration process is crucial to understanding the entire scope of the project in its origins. Churchill was a fundamental voice promoting the Franco-British Union, a promoter of the European Communities, and an active participant of the Congress of Europe, embryo of the Council of Europe. This article analyzes Churchill’s view of European integration through his political speeches, in particular those delivered in Zurich and in The Hague, his ideas about the League of Nations and the United Nations, his understanding of the British Empire, and the special relations between the UK and the USA. His participation in the process of uniting Europe in its early stages provides us with essential information about the original plans for the creation of a united Europe and understanding the traditional British approach to the EU, including the current position of the conservative government led by Cameron.</p></abstract>

Given Winston Churchill’s influence and achievement as a writer, historian, adventurer, soldier, artist, and politician, his participation in the European integration process is crucial to understanding the entire scope of the project in its origins. Churchill was a fundamental voice promoting the Franco-British Union, a promoter of the European Communities, and an active participant of the Congress of Europe, embryo of the Council of Europe. This article analyzes Churchill’s view of European integration through his political speeches, in particular those delivered in Zurich and in The Hague, his ideas about the League of Nations and the United Nations, his understanding of the British Empire, and the special relations between the UK and the USA. His participation in the process of uniting Europe in its early stages provides us with essential information about the original plans for the creation of a united Europe and understanding the traditional British approach to the EU, including the current position of the conservative government led by Cameron.

Winston Churchill And The European Union

Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration (Estonia)

Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn Law School (Estonia)

Baltic Journal of Law & Politics

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Given Winston Churchill’s influence and achievement as a writer, historian, adventurer, soldier, artist, and politician, his participation in the European...

Winston Churchill And The European Union

Published Online: Oct 05, 2015

Page range: 55 - 81

Received: May 04, 2015

Accepted: Jul 22, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2015-0011

Keywords
Churchill, British Euroscepticism, European integration, EFTA, the Council of Europe, European cooperation

© David Ramiro Troitiño et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Winston Churchill And The European Union

Published Online: Oct 05, 2015

Page range: 55 - 81

Received: May 04, 2015

Accepted: Jul 22, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjlp-2015-0011

KeywordsChurchill, British Euroscepticism, European integration, EFTA, the Council of Europe, European cooperation

© David Ramiro Troitiño et al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Churchill, British Euroscepticism, European integration, EFTA, the Council of Europe, European cooperation