Guide to the European Union, Ninth Edition (Economist Series)

This revised and updated edition of the best-selling guide to the workings of the European Union is invaluable for anyone who wants to understand how the EU has developed and how it works: How the institutions and committees work both in theory and in practice Where the money for the EU comes from and where it goes Facts and figures about the bureaucracy The single market and what it means for business The effects and implications of monetary and economic union and a single currency The political considerations that will determine the character and size of the European Union in the future. Every sphere of EU activity from workers' and women's rights to fishing and farming Now in its ninth edition, The Economist Guide to the European Union is well established as the most clear and comprehensive guide to how the EU operates. For everyone who lives and works in the EU—and for others who do business with EU countries—there is no better source of reference. Bloomberg Press Cover 1 Preliminaries 2 Contents -1 List of tables -1 List of figures -1 Introduction -1 Notes -1 1 The origins -1 2 Evolution 1958 2005 -1 3 Treaties -1 4 The Commission -1 5 The Council of Ministers -1 6 The European Council -1 7 The European Parliament -1 8 The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions -1 9 The Court of Justice -1 10 The Court of Auditors -1 11 The European Investment Bank -1 12 Other EU bodies -1 13 The bureaucracy facts figures and costs -1 14 Financing the Union -1 15 Trade -1 16 The single market -1 17 Competition policy -1 18 Economic and financial policy -1 19 Taxation -1 20 Agriculture -1 21 Research and new industries -1 22 Regional policy -1 23 Social policy -1 24 Workers rights -1 25 Energy -1 26 Transport -1 27 Fisheries -1 28 Environment -1 29 Justice and home affairs -1 30 Consumers -1 31 Education -1 32 Women’s rights -1 33 Culture and the media -1 34 Citizens rights and symbolism -1 35 Aid and development -1 36 Foreign defence and security policy -1 37 Enlargement -1 38 The UK and the Union -1 39 The future -1 Appendices -1 1 Basic statistics of the member and candidate states -1 2 Presidents of the High Authority and the Commission -1 3 The Commission -1 4 The Directorates General and Services of the Commission -1 5 Addresses of main EU institutions and specialised agencies -1 6 Party groups in the European Parliament -1 7 Overseas links with the EU -1 8 The Maastricht Amsterdam and Nice treaties -1 9 The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe -1 10 Chronology of major events concerning the European Union -1 Suggestions for further reading -1 Index -1 ISBN-13: 9781861979308,ISBN-10: 1861979304 ISBN-13:,9781861979308,ISBN-10:,1861979304 "Now in its ninth edition, The Economist Guide to the European Union is well established as the most clear and comprehensive guide to how the EU operates. For everyone who lives and works in the EU - and for others who do business with EU countries - there is no better source of reference."--Jacket Dick Leonard. Previous Ed.: 2002. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 330-331) And Index. Previous ed.: Rev. ed. of: The economist guide to the European Union. c2002.