This Very Short Introduction explains the EU in plain English. Fully updated for 2008 to include controversial and current topics such as the EU's enlargement and its role in ongoing world affairs, this accessible guide shows how and why the Union developed, how it works, and what it does - from the single market to the Euro and the environment.
The European Community has transformed the relations among its member states. This book shows what has been achieved and constructs a coherent view of what the Community is, how it works and how it may further develop.
Suspended between cooperation and competition for influence, Russia and the expanding EU will dominate Euro-politics for decades to come. This study analyzes the relationship from both sides; Russian policy towards the EU, and EU policy towards Russia and suggests ways in which relations can be developed constructively.
The European Community has moved ever closer towards European union. Yet how did the Community begin and what are its present powers? How will the Community develop if it continues with economic, monetary, and political integration? Now fully updated, John Pinder's new edition details: how the transformation of relations among member states has resulted from a series of steps; the strengthening of the Community's institutions; its enlargement from six to twelve countries, and the new bids for membership; the moves from customs union to the single market, and from the EMS to the project for economic and monetary union; discussions of GATT & Maastricht; and the development of agricultural, budgetary, industrial, social, and foreign policies. After constructing a complete and coherent view of the Community, John Pinder assesses the political and economic forces for and against unification. He squarely confronts the question whether the Community is likely to become a federal state, and offers his own neo-federalist approach. This second edition of The European Community will be invaluable to students and scholars who seek a greater understanding of the Community.
Książka przystępnie wyjaśnia, czym jest Unia Europejska oraz jak kształtowało się jej oblicze i co miało na to wpływ. Omówiony został przebieg integracji europejskiej w różnych wymiarach od zakończenia II wojny światowej aż po rok 2007, w tym droga do jednolitego rynku i wspólnej waluty oraz towarzyszące tym procesom reformy instytucjonalne. Autorzy przedstawiają dotychczasowe sukcesy i porażki Unii Europejskiej, pokazując jednocześnie najważniejsze problemy, z jakimi będzie ona musiała uporać się w XXI wieku, związane m.in. z dalszym poszerzaniem oraz rolą w Europie i świecie.