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Discusses parliament's maximization of its influence through informal mechanisms, namely, committees of inquiry; compares working methods of the European Parliament with those of national parliaments.

Character of the Community budget and main developments of the 1980s; impact of decisions reached at the Brussels European Council meeting, Feb. 1988, on the availability and use of community finance.

Includes bibliographical references and index

The EU's institutions : an overview / John Peterson and Michael Shackleton -- The European Council / Philippe de Schoutheete -- The Council of Ministers / Fiona Hayes-Renshaw -- The College of Commissioners / John Peterson -- The European Parliament / Michael Shackleton -- The European Court of Justice / Kieran St Clair Bradley -- The Commission's services / Neill Nugent -- Managing the euro : the European Central Bank / Kathleen R. McNamara -- Institutionalizing freedom, security and justice / J(c)œrg Monar -- Making the CFSP work / Knud Erik J(c)ırgensen -- Financial control : the Court of Auditors and OLAF / Brigid Laffan -- Political interests : the EP's party groups / Tapio Raunio -- National interests : Coreoper / Jeffrey Lewis -- Functional interests : European agencies / Giandomenico Majone -- Social and regional interests : ECOSOC and the Committee of the Regions / Charlie Jeffery -- Conclusion / John Peterson and Michael Shackleton