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1. The Making of a Constitution for Europe -- 2. The Constitutional Challenges Facing the European Court of Justice -- 3. Democracy and the European Court of Justice -- 4. Europe: The Case for Statehood -- 5. The Euro: A Currency in Search of a State -- 6. Safeguarding Human Rights: the Role of the European Court of Justice -- 7. The Effect of Community Law on the Employment Law of the Member States -- 8. The Free Movement of Workers in the Case Law of the European Court of Justice -- 9. The New Frontiers of Sex Equality Law in the European Union -- 10. The United States Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice -- 11. Language, Culture and Politics in the Life of the European Court of Justice -- 12. Practice, Procedure and Forms of Action at the European Court of Justice -- 13. Access to Justice: Individual Undertakings and EC Antitrust Law: Problems and Pitfalls -- 14. The European Court of Justice and the External Competences of the Community -- 15. The Incorporation of Community Law into the Domestic Laws of the Member States

Given Italy's reputation for fiscal profligacy, the zeal with which Italians strove to meet the strict budgetary and other criteria to qualify for full participation in European Monetary Union might be in need of explanation. On a wider front, Italy has displayed an enthusiasm for European integration which has been largely free of the reservations occasionally shown by member‐states of comparable size and importance. This paper considers explanations which have been advanced for Italians' pro‐European attitude, such as Catholic universalism and Roman imperial traditions, but rejects them as insufficient, in order to argue that the modern experience of the nation‐state in Italy has failed to produce a strong sense of allegiance to a national identity, encouraging Italians to look to the European level of supranational institutions. Furthermore, it is argued that this lack of strong national allegiance in Italy is not simply a negative characteristic, but has allowed for the preservation of traditions of localism, federalism and social partnership in Italy which are potentially valuable contributions to a future configuration of the European Union.

Given Italy's reputation for fiscal profligacy, the zeal with which Italians strove to meet the strict budgetary & other criteria to qualify for full participation in the European Monetary Union might be in need of explanation. On a wider front, Italy has displayed an enthusiasm for European integration that has been largely free of the reservations occasionally shown by member-states of comparable size & importance. This paper considers explanations that have been advanced for Italians' pro-European attitude, such as Catholic universalism & Roman imperial traditions, but rejects them as insufficient, in order to argue that the modern experience of the nation-state in Italy has failed to produce a strong sense of allegiance to a national identity, encouraging Italians to look to the European level of supranational institutions. Furthermore, it is argued that this lack of strong national allegiance in Italy is not simply a negative characteristic, but has allowed for the preservation of traditions of localism, federalism, & social partnership in Italy, which are potentially valuable contributions to a future configuration of the European Union. Adapted from the source document.