Write 6 pages thesis on the topic british support for the widening of the european union. This paper will specifically address the issue of the widening of the European Union, an issue that has to be agreed by the operational European Council. The main concern is why enlargement is supported by Britain and not deepening. The article will start by providing succinct definitions of “widening” and “deepening” before providing a link between the two concepts with respect to the EU. Finally, the reason Britain supports the widening of the European Union as opposed to its deepening will be analyzed.The European Union, formerly known as the European Economic Community was formed to promote economic, social and political co-operation among its members according to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2010). European Economic Community was established in 1957 as a regional economic agreement across six neighboring states, and today, the union consists of twenty-seven supranational countries located in Europe (Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 2010).The European Union was formed under the treaty of Maastricht in 1993 with the goal of achieving regional integration among European countries according to Number 10 (2004). The Union is a free trade association and operates more or less like an independent nation. For example, the Union has an anthem, flag, currency, founding date as well as a security policy. The Union’s decisions are based on negotiations among member states and may also depend on the rule of independent supranational institutions such as the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Central Bank. However, the Union’s main governing body is the European Council.Presently, the European Union is a single market, with uniform laws that apply to its member states and guarantee free movement of goods, capital, services and people from its member states (Number 10, 2004). A common currency, the euro, has been adopted by sixteen member states, which constitute the Eurozone.