A Changing UK in a Changing Europe

英国与欧盟(EU)的关系是一个活生生的问题，因为保守党提议在2017年重新谈判和举行脱欧公投，为其他政党设定议程。欧盟本身也面临压力。欧洲许多地区的欧洲怀疑论正在抬头，与此同时，为了应对欧元危机，人们面临着更紧密一体化的压力。苏格兰独立公投后，英国宪法仍未得到解决，提议进一步下放权力给苏格兰、威尔士和北爱尔兰，并向英格兰政府施加更分散的压力。欧盟内部和英国内部的宪法紧张是相互关联的。有证据表明，英国各国对重新谈判欧盟成员国身份和退出欧盟的态度可能有所不同。在能源、移民、农业、竞争政策和地区政策等问题上，欧洲的政策和优先事项可能存在不同的利益。对权力下放解决办法进行改革的要求包括在欧洲决策以及在重新谈判和欧盟条约改革进程中代表被移交领土的更好机制。另一个问题是保守党提出的取代《人权法》的提议，后者在英国法律中确立了《欧洲保护人权和基本自由宪章》(EHCR)。欧洲人权委员会在被移交的领土上的工作方式与英格兰不同，因为在前者，它也根深蒂固地存在于权力下放的定居点中。该项目将以利益攸关方和公众可获得的形式分析这些问题。它将借鉴比较经验，探索英国和欧洲内部的变革选择。它将让利益相关者和普通公众参与关于英国和欧洲的辩论。将通过在方案网站和苏格兰宪法改革中心的网站上张贴的定期简报进行传播；在联合王国各地为普通公众和利益攸关方举办研讨会；以及在印刷、广播和社交媒体上积极参与。将在严格公正的基础上与联合王国各地的政府接触。

The question of the UK's relationship to the European Union (EU) is a live one as the Conservative Party propose renegotiation and an in-out referendum in 2017, setting the agenda for the other parties. The EU itself is under stress. There is a rise in Euroscepticism in many parts of Europe, while at the same time there are pressures for closer integration to deal with the crisis of the Euro. Following the Scottish independence referendum, the UK constitution remains unresolved, with proposals for further devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and more diffuse pressures to address the government of England. The constitutional tensions within the European Union and within the UK are linked. There is evidence that attitudes towards renegotiating EU membership and to withdrawal may be different across the nations of the UK. There may be different interests in European policies and priorities on issues such as energy, migration, agriculture, competition policy and regional policy. Demands for reform of the devolution settlement include better mechanisms for representing the devolved territories in European policy-making and in the process of renegotiation and EU treaty reform. Another issue is the Conservative proposal to replace the Human Rights Act, which entrenches the European Charter for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (EHCR) in UK law. ECHR works differently in the devolved territories from England, as in the former it is also entrenched in the devolution settlements. The project will analyse these issues in a form accessible to stakeholders and the public. It will explore options for change within the UK and Europe, drawing on comparative experience. It will engage stakeholders and the general public in the debate on the UK and Europe. Dissemination will be through regular briefings, posted on the programme web site and that of the Scottish Centre on Constitutional Change; seminars around the UK for the general public and for stakeholders; and an active presence in print, broadcast and social media. There will be an engagement with governments across the United Kingdom on the basis of strict impartiality.