This is an up-to-date account of how the European Union works, including developments since the introduction of the Treaty on European Union, the modifications introduced since the Treaty of Amsterdam and the preparations for economic and monetary union and enlargement. It focuses on how the EU is structured and operates, and has a review of the nature and operations of the major policies.
The Integration Impulse
Constitution-building
The Area of Governance
The Policy Bases
The Pre-History and the Third Pillar
The Pre-History of EPC and CFSP
The Abandonment of the 'Community Method.'
Enlargement
The Financial Perspectives 2000-2005
Passage to the Third State of EMU
Conclusion