Idea of European Integration

1 ‘Regional integration’ in a European context involves the creation of closer and deeper interactions between (mainly long-) established European states within their regional milieu of ‘Europe’. ‘Integration’ can involve entities acting together as sovereign states—on an intergovernmental model—or entities pooling their sovereignty—in a version which sees the creation of autonomous supranational actors governed by international treaties. Integration can address every type of topic, from trade and migration, via climate change, energy security and foreign policy,...