The European Single Market Thesis - 2023

TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc39498378 \h 2CHAPTER I EUROPEAN INTEGRATION – BRIEF HISTORY PAGEREF _Toc39498379 \h 31.1. Defining notions of the concept of integration PAGEREF _Toc39498380 \h 31.2. Forms of economic integration PAGEREF _Toc39498381 \h 51.3. Brief history of economic integration and the completion of stages PAGEREF _Toc39498382 \h 61.3.1. Free trade zone PAGEREF _Toc39498383 \h 61.3.2 .Customs Union PAGEREF _Toc39498384 \h 61.3.3. Single market PAGEREF _Toc39498385 \h 101.3.4.Partial economic union PAGEREF _Toc39498386 \h 111.3.5. Total economic union PAGEREF _Toc39498387 \h 12CHAPTER II THE FOUR FREEDOMS OF THE SINGLE MARKET OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PAGEREF _Toc39498388 \h 142.1. Introductory aspects PAGEREF _Toc39498389 \h 142 2. Free movement of goods PAGEREF _Toc39498390 \h 172 3. Free movement of persons PAGEREF _Toc39498391 \h 192.4 Free movement of services PAGEREF _Toc39498392 \h 202.5. Freedom of movement of capital PAGEREF _Toc39498393 \h 25CHAPTER III CASE STUDY - THE ATTITUDE OF THE CITIZENS OF NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE EXIT OF GREAT BRITAIN FROM THE EU PAGEREF _Toc39498394 \h 293.1. Introductory aspects PAGEREF _Toc39498395 \h 293.2. Attitude investigation PAGEREF _Toc39498396 \h 31<span