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Intro -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Missed Opportunities 1946-1959 -- 2. Macmillan's False Start 1959-1963 -- 3. Heath's Triumph and Tragedy 1963-1975 -- 4. The 1975 Referendum - Before and After -- 5. Thatcher's Battles 1979-1991 -- 6. Things Fall Apart 1991-1997 -- 7. Three Leaders 1997-2005 -- 8. Cameron's Dilemmas 2005-2016 -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

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Based on lecture. Roles for the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament.

The Budget of the European Communities has recently moved from the political periphery to the centre of the stage. The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers could not agree on the 1980 Budget, the main issue being its domination by the expenditures on agriculture. Moreover, a financial crisis is to be expected for 1981 or 1982 as the Community's financial "own Resources" will no longer be sufficient. Finally there is the still unsolved problem of the unequal way in which the costs and benefits of the Community Budget are distributed among the Member States. Christopher Tugendhat, Budget Commissioner of the European Communities, comments on these questions.