Synopsis
From its original six members (who formed the European Economic Community in 1957) what became the European Union had grown to 27 members in 2007, with several more candidates for membership standing in the wings. This long-established definitive guide to the workings of the EU provides comprehensive coverage of
How it works: the institutions, the mechanisms
Every area of EU competence from agriculture to workers' rights
The effects of the single market and the single currency and the successes and stresses of the euro zone
The implications of the Lisbon treaty
The impact of the enlargement of the EU and the prospects for further enlargement and for closer political integration
The Guide to the European Union is well-established as the clearest and most comprehensive guide to how the EU operates. This new edition brings you up to date at a crucial stage in its development following parliamentary elections and a new Commission taking over in 2009 and the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.
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About the Author
Dick Leonard is Senior Adviser to the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. A former MP for Romford, he was an assistant editor of The Economist and later Brussels correspondent for both The Economist and the Observer. He is the author or co-author of twelve books and also acts as a consultant on European affairs.
From the Inside Flap
This completely updated tenth edition of the much-acclaimed guide to the EU is in four parts and contains 39 chapters.
The background
The origins
Evolution
Treaties
The institutions
The Commission
The Council of Ministers
The European Council
The European Parliament
The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
The Court of Justice
The Court of Auditors
The European Investment Bank
Other EU bodies
The bureaucracy: facts, figures and costs
The competences
Agriculture
Aid and development
Citizens rights and symbolism
Competition policy
Consumers
Culture and the media
Economic and financial policy
Education
Energy
Environment
Financing the Union
Fisheries
Foreign, defence and security policy
Justice and home affairs
Regional policy
Research and new industries
Social policy
Taxation
The single market
Trade
Transport
Women s rights
Workers rights
Special problems
Enlargement
The UK and the Union
The future
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