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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779808803321

Titolo

Maastricht and beyond : building the European Union / / editors, Andrew Duff, John Pinder, Roy Pryce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1994

ISBN

1-134-84046-2

1-280-32037-0

0-203-42712-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

DuffAndrew

PinderJohn

PryceRoy

Disciplina

341.242

341.2422

Soggetti

European federation

Europe Economic integration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"The Federal Trust."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Maastricht and Beyond: Building the European Union; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Maastricht Treaty and the New Europe Roy Pryce; Part I. The Treaty of Maastricht; 2. The Main Reforms; 3. The Treaty Negotiations; 4. Ratification; Part II. Policies and Powers of the Union; 5. Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Economic and Monetary Union; 6. Common Foreign and Security Policy; 7. European Citizenship and Cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs; 8. Old Policies and New Competences

9. The Public Finances of the Union; Part III. The Government of the Union; 10. Problems of Governance in the Union; 11. The European Commission; 12. Representing the States; 13. Representing the People; 14. European Union and the Rule of Law; Conclusion; 15. Building the Union: Policy, Reform, Constitution; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Maastricht and Beyond is a critical assessment of the European Union brought into being by the Treaty of Maastricht. A team of experts provide a clear and thorough appraisal of the main provisions of the



Treaty - including the three pillared structure of Economic and Monetary Union, common foreign and security policy and home affairs and justice - showing how these elements will change the function and eventually the character of the European Union. The book draws conclusions from the Maastricht process for the next reform of the Union in 1996, and it examines the practicalities of ac