The Routledge Guide to the European Union
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- About the authors -- Map of the European Union -- Introduction -- Part I The background -- 1 The origins -- 2 Evolution - 1958-2008 -- 3 The EU under strain: 2008- -- 4 Treaties -- Part II The institutions -- 5 The Commission -- 6 The Council of Ministers -- 7 The European Council -- 8 The European Parliament -- 9 The Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions -- 10 The European Court of Justice -- 11 The Court of Auditors -- 12 The European Investment Bank -- 13 Other EU bodies -- 14 The bureaucracy: Facts, figures and costs -- Part III The competences -- 15 Financing the Union -- 16 Trade -- 17 The single market -- 18 Competition policy -- 19 Economic and monetary policy -- 20 Taxation -- 21 Agriculture -- 22 Fisheries -- 23 Research and innovation -- 24 Regional policy -- 25 Workers' rights -- 26 Energy -- 27 Transport -- 28 The environment -- 29 Climate change -- 30 Justice and home affairs -- 31 Consumers -- 32 Education -- 33 Women's rights -- 34 Culture and the media -- 35 Citizens' rights and symbolism -- 36 Development assistance -- 37 Foreign, security and defence policy -- Part IV Special problems -- 38 Enlargement -- 39 The UK: In or out? -- 40 The future -- Appendices -- 1 Basic statistics of the member states -- 2 Presidents of the High Authority, the Commission and the European Council -- 3 The European Commission, 2014-19 -- 4 The Directorates-General and Services of the European Commission -- 5 Addresses of main EU institutions and specialised agencies -- 6 Party groups in the European Parliament -- 7 Overseas links with the EU -- 8 The Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon treaties -- 9 Chronology of major events concerning the European Union -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index.
