As Norway's integration with the EU intensified, he suggests that media, public and political understanding shrank.
Britain and other member states objected to Mr Verhofstadt's federalist vision of EU integration.
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The obstacle to Ukraine's integration with the EU lies not in its rapprochement with Russia but in its domestic politics, its weak institutions and the dire state of the economy.
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And he will argue that deeper information sharing rather than harmonisation is how the EU should pursue integration, building on Brown's successful riposte to the proposal to establish an EU withholding tax on income from financial securities.
All the same, there is no denying that France and Germany are currently driving European integration, with the EU's other members relegated to the back seats, some happier than others.
Mr Cameron says that there is a chance, and need, to redefine the UK's relationship with the EU because of moves towards further integration by countries using the single currency.
Even Germany's constitutional court has raised a red flag to further EU integration.
He proposes a grand bargain: swap Britain's veto over European integration for the right to opt out of any EU policy area.
He is known for pushing through reforms to the Czech Republic's economy after the fall of Communism and is a staunch opponent of EU integration.
So we will work with the EU to facilitate more trade within the region, build on existing agreements to promote integration with U.S. and European markets, and open the door for those countries who adopt high standards of reform and trade liberalization to construct a regional trade arrangement.
In December, the UK prime minister blocked the idea of changes to EU treaties to bring about closer fiscal integration within the eurozone, saying the move was not in Britain's interests.
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