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This book offers a rigorous empirical and theoretical analysis of
an important dimension of European integration - the implementation
of EU legislation and its effect in the wake of the accession of
ten new member states to the EU in 2004. The authors concentrate on
the key field of social policy, which is of vital interest for the
viability of the welfare state and the future of labour law
standards in Europe. Following on from a previous prize-winning
study, Complying with Europe: EU Harmonization and Soft Law in the
Member States, this new volume looks at how EU social legislation
works in practice, particularly in Central and Eastern European
countries. The authors offer in-depth empirical case studies of
three of the most significant pieces of EU social legislation: the
Working Time Directive, the Equal Treatment Directive and the
Employment Equality Directive. Their analysis makes it possible for
the authors to make useful generalizations for the policy field as
a whole.
This book offers a rigorous empirical and theoretical analysis of
an important dimension of European integration - the implementation
of EU legislation and its effect in the wake of the accession of
ten new member states to the EU in 2004. The authors concentrate on
the key field of social policy, which is of vital interest for the
viability of the welfare state and the future of labour law
standards in Europe. Following on from a previous prize-winning
study, Complying with Europe: EU Harmonization and Soft Law in the
Member States, this new volume looks at how EU social legislation
works in practice, particularly in Central and Eastern European
countries. The authors offer in-depth empirical case studies of
three of the most significant pieces of EU social legislation: the
Working Time Directive, the Equal Treatment Directive and the
Employment Equality Directive. Their analysis makes it possible for
the authors to make useful generalizations for the policy field as
a whole.
What does EU law truly mean for the member states? Do they abide or
don't they? This book presents the first encompassing and in-depth
empirical study of the effects of 'voluntaristic' and (partly)
'soft' EU policies in all 15 member states. The authors examine 90
case studies across a range of EU Directives and shed light on
burning contemporary issues in political science, integration
theory, and social policy. They reveal that there are major
implementation failures and that, to date, the European Commission
has not been able adequately to perform its control function. While
all countries are occasional non-compliers, some quite frequently
privilege their domestic political concerns over performance of
their EU-related duties. Others neglect these EU obligations as a
matter of course. This innovative study answers questions of
crucial importance for politics in theory and in practice, and
suggests how implementation of EU law can be fostered in the
future.
What does EU law truly mean for the member states? Do they abide or
don't they? This book presents the first encompassing and in-depth
empirical study of the effects of 'voluntaristic' and (partly)
'soft' EU policies in all 15 member states. The authors examine 90
case studies across a range of EU Directives and shed light on
burning contemporary issues in political science, integration
theory, and social policy. They reveal that there are major
implementation failures and that, to date, the European Commission
has not been able adequately to perform its control function. While
all countries are occasional non-compliers, some quite frequently
privilege their domestic political concerns over performance of
their EU-related duties. Others neglect these EU obligations as a
matter of course. This study answers questions of crucial
importance for politics in theory and in practice, and suggests how
implementation of EU law can be fostered in the future.
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