Europe United?: The European Union and the Retreat from Federalism

by Michael Welsh

Overview

Europe United? is written for students and general readers who need basic information about the structure and competences of the European Union. It sets out to de-mystify the subject by explaining treaty provisions in plain language. This is an insider's account which sets out to show that the European Union is far from boring and impenetrable. Indeed the clashes between the member states and Brussels are the stuff of political drama and involve great passion and commitment on the part of those involved.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333653944
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/10/1996
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface - Foreword by Sir Leon Brittan - The 'Ever Closer Union' - The European Commission: Government by Bureaucrat - The Council of Ministers: 'Willing Co-operation between Independent Sovereign States' - The European Parliament: the Democratic Deficit - The European Court of Justice: Legislation by Judges? - The Road to Maastricht: Turning Point or Turning Back? - The Competencies of the Union: Centralism or Subsidiarity? - Political Co-operation: The Mouse that Roared - Defence and Security: A New World Order? - Economic and Monetary Union: The Uncertain Dynamic - After Maastricht: An Uncertain Future - Index

Editorial Reviews

Explains how the European Union (EU) works for students and general readers, outlining the origins of the EU and examining each of its main institutions, and offering an account of the main developments of the 1980s. Discusses the effect of the EU on the drive for political union after the collapse of communism, the aftermath of the Maastricht Treaty, and the tensions between the supranational institutions which hold the EU together and the desire of member states to preserve their freedom of action. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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