THE MANIFESTO guarantees that Britain will not join a single European currency (EMU) in the next Parliament unless the British people give their approval in a referendum writes Rachel Donnelly.
Neither would a Conservative government accept changes to the Treaty of Rome that would further centralise decision making, reduce national sovreignty or remove Britain's right to permanent opt outs.
The Tories' priorities in Europe will be to encourage the enlargement of the Union, the reform of the European Court of Justice and the completion of the single market, while supporting the principle of subsidiarity.
Essentially the Tories propose - the EU should only do what cannot be done by member states acting alone.
"We want to be in Europe but not run by Europe," the manifesto declares. "We want to see the rest of Europe follow the same deregulated, enterprise policies that have transformed our economic prospects in Britain."
Britain's veto will be retained. The Conservatives will oppose more power being given to the European Parliament and a Conservative government would not put at risk deregulation and lower costs by signing up to the Social Chapter. They will insist that any changes to the Treaty of Rome should recognise that by opting out of the Social Chapter Britain will be exempt from the Working Time Directive.
Work will continue to reform the Common Agricultural Policy - and to lift the worldwide ban on British beef. The Conservatives will also insist on measures to stop "quota hopping by foreign fishing vessels".