What has the EU done for the British Iron and Steel industry?

The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (EEC), formed by the Inner Six countries in 1951 and 1958, respectively. In the intervening years, the community and its successors have grown in size by the accession of new member states and in power by the addition of policy areas to its remit. The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union under its current name in 1993 and introduced European citizenship. The latest major amendment to the constitutional basis of the EU, the Treaty of Lisbon, came into force in 2009.

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So we ask again:  "Has the EU been of any value, or any use, to the British Steel industry with the problems it has today?"

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Understanding Issues

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• The Treaty of Lisbon
• The Maastrich Treaty