The Routledge guide to the European Union : previously known as The Economist guide to the European Union
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The Routledge guide to the European Union : previously known as The Economist guide to the European Union
Routledge, 2016
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [338]-339) and index
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Description
Written by experts, this long-established and definitive guide to the workings of the European Union provides comprehensive, straightforward and readable coverage of this sometimes misunderstood and complex institution. It explains not only what happens but also why, and analyses the EU's strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities for it to be more effective. With the EU's very existence under pressure due to fiscal crises and the eurozone, migration and borders, and Euroscepticism, it specifically outlines:
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 eurozone
The impact of the enlargement of the EU and the prospects for further enlargement and for closer political integration
The EU under strain - the 2008 recession and after
'Britain in or out'
Fully updated and revised material with new data, statistics, examples and non-partisan coverage
The Routledge 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 history at a time when, arguably, it has never been under greater threat, but conversely is perhaps more important than ever.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I: The Background
1. The Origins
2. Evolution 1958-2010
3. The EU under strain 2008-
4. The Treaties
Part II: The Institutions
5. The Commission
6. The Council of Ministers
7. The European Council
8. The European Parliament
9. The Economic and Social Committee and The Committee of the Regions
10. The European Court of Justice
11. The Court of Auditors
12. The European Investment Bank
13. Other EU bodies
14. The Bureaucracy: facts, figures and costs
Part III: The Competences
15. Financing the Union
16. Trade
17. The Single Market
18. Competition Policy
19. Economic and Monetary Policy
20. Taxation
21. Agriculture
22. Fisheries
23. Research and Innovation
24. Regional Policy
25. Workers' Rights
26. Energy
27. Transport
28. The Environment
29. Climate Change
30. Justice and Home Affairs
31. Consumers
32. Education
33. Women's Rights
34. Culture and The Media
35. Citizens' Rights and Symbolism
36. Development Assistance
37. Foreign, Security and Defence Policy
Part IV: Special problems
38. Enlargement
39. The UK: In or Out?
40. The Future
Appendices
1. Basic statistics of EU member states
2. Presidents of the High Authority, Commission & European Council
3. The European Commission 2014-19
4. The Directorates-General and Services of the Commission
5. Addresses of main institutions & specialised agencies
6. Political party groups in the European Parliament
7. Overseas links with the EU
8. The treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon
9. Chronology of main events concerning the European Union
by "Nielsen BookData"