Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration

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Cover Title page Copyright page Dedication Contents Illustrations Box 0.1- The Ever Larger Union Box 0.2 The Founding Treaties and Major Treaty Reforms Box 0.3 EEC, EC, or EU? Box 1.1 Chronology, 1945–1957 Box 2.1 Chronology, 1958–1972 Box 3.1 Chronology, 1973–1984 Box 4.1 Chronology, 1985–1992 Box 5.1 Chronology, 1993–1999 Box 5.2 Key EMU Decisions and the Changeover to the Euro, 1994–2002 Box 6.1 Chronology, 2000–2010 Box 7.1 Commission Presid Box 7.2 Commissioners per Member State Box 7.3 The Second Barroso Commission Box 7.4 Commission Directorates-General and Services Box 8.1 Council Formations Box 8.2 Weighted Votes in the Council Box 8.3 The Council Presidency Rotation, 2010–2020 Box 9.1 Allocation of Seats in the European Parliament, 2009–2019a Box 9.2 Turnout in European Parliament Elections, 1979–2009 Box 9.3 Results of the 2009 European Parliament Elections Box 9.4 European Parliament Standing Committees Box 10.1 Court of Auditors Box 10.2 Membership in the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Box 11.1 Comitology Box 11.2 The Annual Budgetary Procedure Box 11.3 The Budget Discharge Procedure Box 12.1 The New Central and Eastern European Member States (2004) Box 13.1 The Three Stages of EMU and the Convergence Criteria Box 13.2 Responsibilities of the European Central Bank and the Eurosystem Box 13.3 The Revised Exchange Rate Mechanism Box 13.4 Slovakia Meets the Convergence Criteria and Adopts the Euro Box 14.1 The Lisbon Goal, Strategy, and Targets Box 14.2 The Annual Policy Coordination Cycle Box 14.3 Rankings for Competitiveness and Ease of Doing Business Box 14.4 The Joint Research Center Box 16.1 EU-ACP Agreements Preface Map of The European Union, 2010 Introduction PART 1 History Ch1- Reconstruction, Reconciliation, and Integration, 1945–1957 What Future for Europe? The Cold War, the Marshall Plan, and European Integration The Coal and Steel Community and European Defense The Economic and Atomic Energy Communities Notes Ch2- Uncertain Terrain, 1958–1972 France, Germany, and European Integration Constructing the European Community The “Empty Chair” Crisis and the Luxembourg Compromise Keeping Britain Out De Gaulle’s Departure and the Spirit of The Hague The First Enlargement Rhetoric vs. Reality Notes Ch3- A Community in Flux, 1973–1984 Britain’s Renegotiation and Referendum A General Malaise The European Monetary System The British Budgetary Question Reviving European Integration The External Environment An Assertive European Parliament Notes Ch4- From European Community to European Union, 1985–1992 Mediterranean Enlargement Accelerating European Integration The Single European Act The Single Market Program and Cohesion Economic and Monetary Union German Unification The Maastricht Treaty Notes Ch5- The Emergent European Union, 1993–1999 The 1995 Enlargement The Road to Monetary Union The Balkan Imbroglio The Amsterdam Treaty Resignation of the Santer Commission Notes Ch6- The Unsettled European Union, 2000–2010 Enlargement Unlike Any Other: From Fifteen to Twenty-Seven Treaty Reform: From Nice to Lisbon The Financial Crisis and Recession Notes PART 2 Institutions Ch7- The Commission The Once Powerful Presidency The Uncollegial Commission The Unloved Civil Service The Commission’s Roles and Responsibilities Notes Ch8- The European Council and the Council of Ministers Europe’s Most Exclusive Club The Council of Ministers The Presidency Notes Ch9- The European Parliament Size and Composition Elections Political Groups and Transnational Parties Parliament’s Roles and Responsibilities Internal Organization More Power to Parliament? Notes Ch 10-Other Institutions and Bodies The Court of Justice The General Court The Court of Auditors Consultative Bodies The European Investment Bank Agencies National Parliaments Notes Ch 11- Interinstitional Dynamics Legislative Decisionmaking Comitology The Budget Political Accountability Notes PART 3 Policies Ch 12- Agriculture and Cohesion The Common Agricultural Policy Cohesion Policy Notes Ch13- The Internal Market and Monetary Union The Internal Market Competition Policy Economic and Monetary Union Notes Ch14- Economic Performance: Growth and Jobs The Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020 Social Policy and Employment Enterprise and Industry Research and Development Education and Training Notes Ch15- The Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Environmental Policy Energy Policy Climate Change Notes Ch16- Beyond the EU’s Borders Enlargement Relations with Other Countries of the Wider Europe Trade Policy Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Notes Ch17- Internal and External Security Internal Security: The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice External Security: Foreign and Defense Policy Prospects for CFSP and CSDP Notes Ch18- EU-US Relations Underlying Difficulties The Course of EU-US Relations Bound to Be Close Notes Acronyms Bibliography Index About the Book Untitled