The only comprehensive text entirely dedicated to institutions, providing students with everything they need to know about the functions, powers, and composition of any EU institution.
A 'real-life' view of what the institutions do and how they interact, making the subject more interesting and relevant.
Carefully edited contributions from international experts, providing students with authoritative and accessible content.
All chapters include excellent learning aids such as policy case studies, opening summaries, a guide to further reading and web links.
New to this edition
New chapter on institutional and constitutional reform
More emphasis on the tension between the EU and individual states, change resulting from enlargement, transposition and compliance, and lobbying.
New diagram providing a basic overview of the EU's decision making process and an appendix showing the major institutional implications of each of the EU/EC treaties.
1 John Peterson and Michael Shackleton: The EU's Institutions: an Overview
2 Renaud Dehousse and Paul Magnette: Institutional Change in the EU
I. Providing Direction
3 Philippe de Schoutheete: The European Council
4 Fiona Hayes-Renshaw: The Council of Ministers
5 John Peterson: The College of Commissioners
6 Michael Shackleton: The European Parliament
7 Tom Kennedy: The European Court of Justice
II. Managing the Union
8 Liesbet Hooghe and Neill Nugent: The Commission's Services
9 Kathleen R. McNamara: Managing the Euro - the European Central Bank
10 Giandomenico Majone: Managing Europeanization - The European Agencies
11 Brigid Laffan: Financial Control - the Court of Auditors and OLAF
III. Integrating Interests
12 Theodora Kostakopoulou: Security Interests - Police and Judicial Cooperation
13 Michael E. Smith, Brian Crowe, and John Peterson: International Interests - the Common Foreign and Security Policy
14 Jeff Lewis: National Interests - COREPER
15 Tapio Raunio: Political Interests - the European Parliament's Party Groups
16 Charlie Jeffery: Social and Regional Interests - The Economic and Social committee and Committee of the Regions
17 John Peterson and Michael Shackleton: Conclusion