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Providing concise definitions and explanations on all aspects of the European Union, this new edition also includes details of the ten states which became full members of the European Union in May 2004. The dictionary:* contains over 1,000 entries* explains the terminology surrounding the EU and outlines the roles and significance of the institutions, member countries, programmes and policies, treaties and personalities* offers clear and succinct definitions* spells out acronyms and abbreviations

This volume investigates the challenges confronted by the European Union (EU) as an international actor deeply influenced by migration. This has been a key phenomenon in recent years and holds great political, economic and social importance for the future of the whole European continent. The book focuses on specific aspects related to East-West migration, such as the importance of migration for economic development and the multi-faceted impact of migration on sending countries, as well as recipient countries. It also includes an overview of the myriad of reasons which stand for the fundamental decision whether to emigrate or not. The collection offers a novel Eastern European perspective on contemporary migration, a hotly debated topic inside the European Union, which is far from being fully recognised and understood, and it also provides valuable, complex and comprehensive insight into the issue of South Eastern migration to Western Europe.

"The European Union's Community Method: Foundations and Evolution" published on by Oxford University Press.

The paper investigates the proposition that the impact of European judicial politics on national modes of governance in the field of gender equality is influenced by domestic mobilisation. Domestic mobilisation refers to activities in EU member-states aimed at ensuring that public and private actors at the national and local level enforce European laws and standards, or to efforts to counteract just such activities. In order to specify the conditions under which domestic mobilisation impacts judicial politics, this study systematically evaluates a set of variables designed to indicate the degree of openness of the national political and judicial systems and, hence, the likelihood of mobilisation in three member states. The analysis assesses the extent to which these factors constitute either favourable stimuli and incentives or conflicting structures and adverse forces for the expansion of judicial politics regarding gender equality within the European Community. The paper concludes that it is necessary to rethink the concepts governing the interaction between law and politics in the complex context of this emerging arena of European public policy. ; Die Mobilisierung privater und öffentlicher Akteure auf nationaler und lokaler Ebene beeinflußt in entscheidendem Maße die Wirkung des europäischen Richterrechts auf die Regierungspraktiken der EU-Mitgliedsstaaten im Bereich der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter. Dies betrifft sowohl Aktivitäten, die es ermöglichen, eigene Interessen mit europäischen Gesetzen und Standards durchzusetzen, als auch diejenigen Aktivitäten, die solchen Bemühungen entgegenwirken. Um die Bedingungen herauszustellen, unter denen auf diese Weise die Rechtspolitik beeinflußt wird, bewertet die vorliegende Studie eine Reihe von Variablen, die den Grad der Offenheit nationaler Regierungs- und Rechtsprechungssysteme bestimmen und damit die Wahrscheinlichkeit der Mobilisierung in den drei Mitgliedstaaten. Es wird aufgezeigt, inwiefern sich diese Faktoren auf die Verbreitung des europäischen Richterrechts im Bereich der Gleichstellung der Geschlechter positiv oder negativ auswirken. Das Fazit der Studie ist, daß die Mechanismen hinter der Interaktion zwischen Rechtsprechung und Politik neu überdacht werden müssen angesichts der wachsenden Komplexität und Bedeutung der europäischen Politik.

The article concerns the idea as well as the form of international cooperation between states and international organizations, illustrated by the example of the relationship between the European Union and the Pacific region. There is some useful literature on the subject but this needs be to completed. The influences of the world's leaders collide on the Pacific Ocean, which gives this area primacy in geopolitical domination, slowly downgrading the Atlantic Community. The main purpose of the paper is, therefore, to research the possibilities and methods of legal and extrajudicial cooperation betweentwo continents which are very distant from each other. This work underlines the difference between official policy, presented by the regional intergovernmental organizations, and the individual policies of member states, who are not tied down by Brussels politics and may maintain their own foreign relations. ; The article concerns the idea as well as the form of international cooperation between states and international organizations, illustrated by the example of the relationship between the European Union and the Pacific region. There is some useful literature on the subject but this needs be to completed. The influences of the world's leaders collide on the Pacific Ocean, which gives this area primacy in geopolitical domination, slowly downgrading the Atlantic Community. The main purpose of the paper is, therefore, to research the possibilities and methods of legal and extrajudicial cooperation between two continents which are very distant from each other. This work underlines the difference between official policy, presented by the regional intergovernmental organizations, and the individual policies of member states, who are not tied down by Brussels politics and may maintain their own foreign relations.

This paper assesses the progress in EU product market integration by analyzing price differentials in a multivariate framework for 22 industrialised economies and almost 200 product categrories. We model changes in bilateral price similarities as a function of initial bilateral similarity levels, bilateral trade intensities, the bilateral correlation between expenditure shares and various variables reflecting EU membership, product category, the tradability of the product and the presence of non-tariff barriers throughout 1985-1999. The results suggest that price structures within the EU are more similar than among other OECD countries, especially for energy products and consumer goods. After correcting for factors such as catchingup and trade intensities, prices in the EU have almost consistently converged faster than in the rest of the OECD. Finally, we find that the countries in the so-called D-Mark area have witnessed a significantly stronger tendency for prices to converge than countries which have had relatively higher exchange rate fluctuations. This gives some foundation to hopes that monetary union will promote price convergence.