European Union Explained, Third Edition

Andreas Staab is the founder and director of EPIC—the European Policy Information Centre, a UK-based consultancy on the European Union. He teaches in the London programs of three North American universities and is author of National Identity in Eastern Germany.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of AcronymsList of TablesPart 1. The Evolution of the European Union1. Parameters of European Integration2. EnlargementPart 2. Institutions3. The European Commission4. The European Council5. The Council of Ministers6. The European Parliament7. The European Court of Justice8. Checks and BalancesPart 3. Policies9. The Single Market and Competition10. Regional Policy and Cohesion11. The Common Agricultural Policy12. Economic and Monetary Union13. Justice and Home Affairs14. Common Foreign and Security Policy15. Trade and the Common Commercial Policy16. EnvironmentPart 4. Crisis and Future Plans17. The Eurozone and the Sovereign Debt Crisis18. The Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

"This book covers all the essential topics related to the EU . . . . Recommended. General readers, all undergraduate students.July 2009"—Choice"The value of [this] third edition is its recounting and integration of recent events, placing news in a context that is often absent on the Internet. An excellent resource for college students at all levels and a must for European studies scholars and researchers. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice"Readers in America and Europe alike will benefit from the very considerable expertise revealed in these pages."—Hugh Dykes, House of Lords Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the European Union"The European Union Explained offers a fine introduction to the European Union and will appeal to a range of collections, from political science and business holdings to college-level collections strong in the media. October 2011"—Midwest Book Review"A wonderful exposition of the European Union."—Ambassador Donato Chiarini, European Commission"Very informative, comprehensive and well constructed."—Ljerka Mintas Hodak, former Minister of Education, Government of the Republic of Croatia"An informative, well-paced, and clearly articulated narrative of the European Union's development."—Jennifer Yoder, Colby College"Very informative, comprehensive, and well constructed."—Ljerka Mintas Hodak, former Minister of Education, Government of the Republic of Croatia"Readers in America and Europe alike will benefit from the very considerable expertise revealed in these pages."—Hugh Dykes, House of Lords, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson on the European Union"Covers all the essential topics related to the EU."—Choice, reviewing a previous edition or volume"The European Union Explained offers a fine introduction to the European Union and will appeal to a range of collections, from political science and business holdings to college-level collections strong in the media."—Midwest Book Review, reviewing a previous edition or volume"Covers all the essential topics related to the EU."—Choice"The European Union Explained offers a fine introduction to the European Union and will appeal to a range of collections, from political science and business holdings to college-level collections strong in the media."—Midwest Book Review