The Treaty of Nice and Beyond


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Contains essays on the enlargement and constitution of the European Union.




The Treaty of Nice


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This book gives a detailed analysis of the making of the Treaty of Nice, the current treaty of the European Union, adopted in 2000. It analysis the interests and strategies of the various actors, including the 15 Member States, during the negotiations and tries to explain the main institutional changes: re-weighting of votes in the Council of Ministers, future changes in the composition of the European Commission, extended use of qualified majority voting and easier conditions for a smaller group of Member States going faster in the integration process ('enhanced cooperation').







Enlargement of the EU and the Treaty of Nice


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The Nice Treaty will shape the future of the European Union. Understanding the treaty and its implications is key for all those dealing with the applicant countries as well as those countries themselves. Deciphering the volume of official material on the subject of EU entry can be arduous. This report provides a clear and concise guide, outlining the procedure for joining the EU. It offers: A comprehensive analysis of the countries in line for accession to the EU An unbiased assessment of the prospects for each of the candidate countries based on an indepth survey of the thirteen applicant countries An appraisal of the development of these markets A checklist of the key requirements for entry together with projections for their accession Insight into the views of existing member states - the ultimate decision-makers - on the prospects for applicant countries based on interviews with actual decision-makers including Prime Ministers, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and officials of the European Commission A clear and unique guideline on the procedure and timing of entry for each applicant




The Treaty of Nice Explained


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As the European Union grows larger and more complex, so members revise treaties to adjust to new circumstances. This volume explores and explains The Treaty of Nice, designed to help prepare the Union as it considers adding up to 12 new states, many formerly behind the Iron Curtain.




The European Union in the 21st Century


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The contributors to this book are all members of EuropEos, a multidisciplinary group of jurists, economists, political scientists, and journalists in an ongoing forum discussing European institutional issues. The essays analyze emerging shifts in common policies, institutional settings, and legitimization, sketching out possible scenarios for the European Union of the 21st century. They are grouped into three sections, devoted to economics and consensus, international projection of the Union, and the institutional framework. Even after the major organizational reforms introduced to the EU by the new Treaty of Lisbon, which came into force in December 2009, Europe appears to remain an entity in flux, in search of its ultimate destiny. In line with the very essence of EuropEos, the views collected in this volume are sometimes at odds in their specific conclusions, but they stem from a common commitment to the European construction.




EU Law in Populist Times


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A state-of-the-art analysis of the contentious areas of EU law that have been put in the spotlight by populism.




The Lisbon Treaty


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An in-depth, impartial and informed description of the Lisbon Treaty's legal features, in their historical and political context.







Europe's Foreign and Security Policy


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The emergence of a common security and foreign policy has been one of the most contentious issues accompanying the integration of the European Union. In this book, Michael Smith examines the specific ways foreign policy cooperation has been institutionalized in the EU, the way institutional development affects cooperative outcomes in foreign policy, and how those outcomes lead to new institutional reforms. Smith explains the evolution and performance of the institutional procedures of the EU using a unique analytical framework, supported by extensive empirical evidence drawn from interviews, case studies, official documents and secondary sources. His perceptive and well-informed analysis covers the entire history of EU foreign policy cooperation, from its origins in the late 1960s up to the start of the 2003 constitutional convention. Demonstrating the importance and extent of EU foreign/security policy, the book will be of interest to scholars, researchers and policy-makers.