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`...an extremely important text both for those who are students and practitioners of EU politics and those who are just interested bystanders. Moreover, because Michael Welsh leavens the sometimes indigestible subject-matter of EU institutional affairs with personal observation and anecdote, it is also one of the clearest and most readable texts around on Europe's institutions. I thoroughly recommend it.' - Sir Leon Brittan 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.

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Author:   Michael Welsh ,  Leon Brittan
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780333653937

ISBN 10:   0333653939
Pages:   196
Publication Date:   10 July 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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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

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'...an extremely important text both for those who are students and practitioners of EU politics and those who are just interested bystanders. Moreover, because Michael Welsh leavens the sometimes indigestible subject-matter of EU institutional affairs with personal observation and anecdote, it is also one of the clearest and most readable texts around on Europe's institutions. I thoroughly recommend it.' - Sir Leon Brittan

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