The European Union at the Crossroads

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This study provides an account of the EU’s institutional evolution. It identifies the enduring features and tensions in the EU’s polity, notably against the backdrop of the Community method of the 1950s. The author analyses the milestones in the European integration process such as the Single European Act and the Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam and Nice and examines their impact on the crucial stages in the EU’s decision-making process. Special attention goes to the institutional debates on the EU’s attempt to speak with a single voice in world affairs. In the context of the EU’s impending enlargement and the ongoing Convention on the future of the EU, this book focuses on the complexities of the EU and its future.

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Youri Devuyst

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«Youri Devuyst war sowohl auf europäischer wie auf belgischer Ebene im Integrationsprozess tätig und lehrt nun in Brüssel. Er legt ein einführendes Textbook im besten Sinne des Wortes vor. Darin betont er den unsystematischen Wachstumsprozess der Institutionen Europas und weist unprätentiös einen Weg durch das Patchwork der Institutionen. Das tut er auf der Basis auch sehr guter historischer Forschungen und vermag somit einen sehr guten, auch diachronen Überblick zu geben.» (Archiv für Sozialgeschichte)
«This book is an essential work. It is eloquently written, logically presented, and full of an insider's wisdom. Anyone interested in European integration will find themselves returning to this book again and again.» (Professor John Peterson, University of Glasgow)
«… a comprehensive, lively, and thought-provoking analysis of the EU's evolving constitutional structure. This book is especially timely in view of imminent enlargement and the launch of the Convention on the Future of Europe. It provides much-needed clarification of the institutional issues involved in the coming round of treaty reform.» (Professor Desmond Dinan, George Mason University, Virginia)
«This book is so clear, well-written, and up to date that many different audiences will find it an excellent introduction to the European Union as it currently functions …» (Professor Alberta Sbragia, University of Pittsburgh)
«L'ouvrage retrace l'évolution de la construction européenne. L'auteur s'appuie sur les grandes étapes de l'histoire pour décrire les structures de l'Union actuelle et leur fonctionnement. Chaque Traité est analysé à la lumière de l'impact qu'il a pu avoir sur la vie politique communautaire. Résolument contemporain, il fournit les clefs essentielles à la compréhension des enjeux qui structurent les débats d'aujourd'hui, dans le contexte des travaux de la Convention et de l'élargissement notamment. Avec cet ouvrage généraliste au contenu riche et lisible, l'auteur s'adresse à un public qui désire découvrir ou redécouvrir l'Europe.» (AD, Agence Europe)
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