History of the European Union

Giuliano Amato is a Judge at the Italian Constitutional Court.Enzo Moavero-Milanesi is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic.Gianfranco Pasquino is Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna and Senior Adjunct Professor, Hopkins SAIS-Europe as well as a Fellow at Accademia dei Lincei.Lucrezia Reichlin is Professor at London Business School.

• PART ICOMMON ROOTS AND SHARED VALUES1. Into the Future of a Common Past Giuseppe Galasso2. The Fundamental Goal of the European Project Giorgio Napolitano3. Freedom, Democracy, Rule of Law Giuliano Amato and Nicola Verola4. Competition and Solidarity in the European Construct Mario Monti5. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Marta CartabiaPART IITHE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM: BASIC PRINCIPLES, COMPETENCESAND RESPONSIBILITIES6. The Treaties that Created Europe Marise Cremona7. The Institutional Framework of the European Union Gian Luigi Tosato8. The Acquis: European Union Law and So Many Laws Jacques Ziller9. The Principle of the Primacy of EU Law Over the National Legal Systems of Member States Sergio M Carbone10. Legislation and Legislative Procedures Between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission Andrea Manzella11. Safeguarding Rights in EU Law Between the Commission and the Court of Justice Giuseppe TesauroPART IIITHE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE PEOPLE: RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES12. Non-discrimination and Protection of Diversity and Minorities Marco Ventura13. The European Union: An Area for Freedom, Security and Justice Bruno Nascimbene14. Education and Training in Europe: Students and the Erasmus Programme Francesco Profumo and Giovanni Biondi15. Tax Harmonisation Franco GalloPART IVTHE EU ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION AND ACTIONS FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT16. The Economic Governance of the Euro Area Marco Buti and Martin Larch17. The European Central Bank Lucrezia Reichlin18. Fiscal Rules in the Economic and Monetary Union Justine Feliu and Guntram B Wolff19. The Social Dimension of the European Market: Between Tradition and Challenges Vera Zamagni20. The European Regional Development Policies Gianfranco ViestiPART VTHE EU AND THE WORLD: COMPETITION WITHIN THE EU MARKET AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS (WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES)21. Rules to Guarantee Free Competition Enzo Moavero-Milanesi22. The Common Commercial Policy: Efficiency and Legitimacy Pascal LamyPART VIPOLITICAL CHALLENGES AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION23. Resisting European Integration: The Variegated Forms of Anti-EU Protest Yves Mény and Giorgio Mocavini24. The Union Facing Fractures, Centrifugal Th rusts and New Applications for Accession Sylvie Goulard25. The Democratic Deficit Gianfranco Pasquino26. Towards a New Constitutional Debate? Renaud DehoussePART VIICONCLUSION27. The States’ Upcoming Choice: Move Ahead All Together, Some Members Only or AloneJoseph HH Weiler and Johann Justus Vasel

[T]he book’s contributors use layered, detailed and sophisticated historical perspectives to build a clear case for federalist solutions whenever possible to resolve tensions emerging from the intrinsic heterogeneity of the European project. As potential solutions to the EU’s current woes have to take the complex historical heritage showcased by Amato et al. into account, this book is very relevant for anyone who is interested in a systemic and insightful analysis of the legal, political and economic paths that have shaped the EU since its inception.