The tenth edition of this well-informed and comprehensive
Encyclopedia and Directory charts the European Union's development.
Thoroughly updated, this extensive reference source provides
in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union:
the expansion of the EU under the Nice Treaty is covered, and the
future of the union is addressed. A glossary of key terms, a
statistical survey and a directory section provide a unique guide
to the workings of the EU as well as up-to-date contact details of
MEPs and other EU officials.
Features
- an up-to date chronology of the EU (from 1947 to present)
- an A-Z section contains concise definitions and explanations of
organizations, acronyms and terms, and articles on each member
state. Comprising over 1,000 entries compiled by acknowledged
experts, terms listed include: the European Convention; the Rapid
Reaction Mechanism; the Charter of Fundamental Rights; the Laeken
Declaration; enlargement; and immigration policy
- a series of introductory articles provide an overall view of
the policies and activities of the EU. Essay subjects include:
defence policies of the EU; the EU economy; European Monetary
Union; the governance, legal and social frameworks of the EU;
enlargement; external relations, migration and asylum policy
- an extensive directory of key names, addresses, telephone and
fax numbers, e-mail and internet addresses of all major European
Union institutions and their official bodies. This information is
supplemented by summaries of important treaties; details of
information sources in the EU; and details of EU-level trade and
professional associations. Also in this section, details of MEPs
and the political groups and national parties contributing to the
European Parliament
- a statistical survey provides tables covering areas such as:
population, employment, agriculture, energy and mining, industry,
finance, trade, transport and communications, tourism, health and
welfare, and education across the EU.
This title will prove invaluable to academic and public
libraries, politicians and government agencies and the media, as
well as to all those in need of accurate and reliable information
on the European Union.
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