@article{2016:bentivoglio:the_tentat,
title = {The Tentative Alliance? Britain, Italy and Participation in the European Monetary System},
year = {2016},
note = {The partnership between Italy and Britain has been a constant, albeit
troubled, topic in the process of European integration. After the
United Kingdom had become a member state, a London-Rome axis had been
envisioned, to counteract the special relationship between the
governments of Paris and Bonn. A peculiar example of po­tential
Anglo-Italian alliance was the series of negotiations which led to the
creation of the European Monetary System in 1978. The timing of this
initiative was extremely unfortunate for both countries, which were
struggling with internal problems. Despite differing views and
positions in the international scenario, close collaboration be­tween
the countries could have helped in attempting to correct the presumed
inequities in the Community Budget and the Common Agricultural Policy.
The picture which emerges from British documents shows how, in spite
of her weaknesses, Italy indeed played an important role in London’s
European policy, at least as regards certain topics and moments. One
element which could jeopardise this relationship was Britain’s
strategy in concealing her real intentions in joining the EMS.},
journal = {JEIH Journal of European Integration History},
pages = {85--106},
author = {BENTIVOGLIO, Giulia},
volume = {22},
number = {1}
}