The European Union Handbook

Part 1 History and context: from a Europe of states to a state of Europe? - an historical overview of the uniting of Western Europe, Derek W. Urwin, European Union structures and institutions and their powers, Trevor C Salmon. Part 2 Politics: the politics of European integration after Maastricht, Francois Nectoux; the common foreign and security policy of the European Union, David Allen, British policy towards Europe - from Commonwealth and US ties to awkward partnership within the European Union, Philip Lynch; new and aspiring members of the European Union, David Phinnemore; the European Union and the United States, Michael Smith. Part 3 Economics: theories of international and regional economic integration in a global economy, Andrew Scott; the European Union budget, Brian Ardy; the European Union common agricultural policy, Alan Swinbank; economic and monetary union, Peter Macmillan and Alison M.S. Watson; the single European Market, Keith Hartley; the European Union competition policy, Jeffrey Harrop; European Union industrial policy, John Peterson; the European Union structural funds, Iain Begg; the European Union and the international economy, Nigel Grimwade. Part 4 Law and society: the legal system of the European Union, Meropi Voyatzi; enforcing European Community law in the member states, Tamara K. Hervey; the European Union social policy debate, Caitriona Carter; European Union citizenship, immigration, and asylum, Marco Martiniello; cultural issues debate, and programmes, Terry Sandell. Part 5 Future: the European Union of the future - federal or intergovernmental, John Pinder. Appendices: personalities; member state representation in the institutions of the European Union.