Notes

Democratic Deficit:

Article 1:
pros- the EU takes over 51% of British exports of goods, while only 6.6 of EU exports go to Britain; within the EU Britain can fight for better regulation & if Britain decides to dip they would still probably need to put in the EU regulations to trade
cons- Britain pays 350 million pounds to EU per week

Article 2:
this article is all cons for Brexit:
Britain has the least regulated labour market in Europe, Leaving the EU would make it harder for Britain to control immigration at Calais, Britain fixed the EU from 1973 to now

Article 3:
its all stats
On average more than half of EU members (55%) see enlargement as positive, but new member states are more optimistic about the benefits of admitting more nations (69%) than older members (53%).
The average for all of the countries surveyed (Spain, Slovakia, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Great Britain) was 67 degrees [for a scale from 1-100 about positive feelings on the bloc]
On average, 47 percent saw globalization as a threat compared to 37 percent who see it as an opportunity.
Thirty-nine percent overall say the EU is on the right path, compared to 27 percent who say it is on the wrong one. (Twenty-three percent replied neither).
On average, however, more Europeans feel their countries are headed in the wrong direction (43%) than in the right one (34%). A fifth (20%) volunteered that their country’s direction was neither right nor wrong.

Article 4:
cons-doesn't represent the population of the region. more for national tactics and interests rather tha the community, making it lose some unity and attention some leaders in charge don't have good leadership qualities and are slightly incompetent regarding maintaining contentment throughout the region. not much public support. not a common notion for joint destiny since much diversity w language and culture throughout region. lack of debate, so there is not much an idea or notion on what to be done. no strong federal control. lack of power + sovereignty. not much pros- largest economy free trade, open borders which diversifies economy. less of a chance of war within region.

Article 5:
pros- EU allows members to come together to better their continent, putting differences aside and working towards an overall status and goal. there's little conflict b/w members which results in more solidarity. that unity helps the members promote widespread sustainability, prosperity, and democracy and it keeps them tight-knit. wealthy nations in charge don't take advantage of smaller, poorer members. or control them. open and a decent # of members which bring more resources and opens up job opportunities-- good for economy. many members have much influence cons-they focus on terrorism, crime, illegal immigration, poverty etc., but not environmental issues.

cons-they focus on terrorism, crime, illegal immigration, poverty etc., but not environmental issues.

Article 6:
pros are many of EU's citizens benefit from outcome, it brings forth more cooperation and unity making things easier to be achieved, and there's some sense of political leadership.
cons are that there's clear institutional weaknesses and crisis. also there are many crucial issues but little debate to overcome them thus making it harder to achieve goals

Article 7:
pros- again, some political leadership. country taking initiative to attemp to resolve an issue though it seems impossible or difficult to fix.
cons- could be there's a financial crisis within EU in general therefore not enough credibility or validity maybe w social issues. again quite a lack of communication for resolutions. and so many economic, political, and social issues that many members are indifferent and apathetic to the issues. and no long term objectives. bad decision making, very slow + inefficient