GUIDE TO EUROPEAN POLICIES
GUIDE TO EUROPEAN POLICIES
By Nicholas Moussis









Written by a former European Commission adviser, this annually revised title is the abridged version of Access to European Union and aspires to being a textbook for any student of European integration.  The publication is divided into six parts and, thanks to its clear and systematic approach, clarifies the functioning of the European institutions and explains EU initiatives, legal provisions and economic programmes.  The Guide contains over 1000 exact references to key  Community legal texts and more than 300 bibliographic references.  Discussion topics are also proposed at the end of each chapter.


Contents:

Part I: Treaties, Laws, Institutions (Introduction to European Integration; European Treaties; European Law and Finances; the Structure and Functions of European Institutions)

Part II: Integration Stages (Customs Union; Common Market; Economic and Monetary Union; Political Union)

Part III: Policies Concerning the Citizens (Citizens' Rights and their Defence; Information, Audiovisual and Cultural Policies; Common Consumer Policy).

Part IV: Horizontal Policies (Regional Development; Social Progress; Taxation; Competition; Environment).

Part V: Sectoral Policies (Industrial and Enterprise Policies; Research and Technology Policy; Energy Policy; Transport Policy; Agricultural Policy). 

Part VI: External Policies (Commercial Policy; Development Aid; External Relations).


Readership: students and anyone interested in European integration and EU policy.


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15th edition – November 2009                                  ISBN: 978-2-93019-54-0  

480 pages: format: 12.8 cm x 21 cm                        Paperback

Price: 34 Euros/£25/$42


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