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Title

The European Union after the Treaty of Amsterdam / edited by Jörg Monar and Wolfgang Wessels.

Publication

London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Monar, Joerg, 1960-
• Wessels, Wolfgang.

Description

xiii, 338 pages; 24 cm

Summary

• "The result of 30 months of negotiation and major political debates in all the member states of the EU, the Treaty of Amsterdam was signed in 1997 and came into effect in 1999. Praised as a triumph of the possible and a breakthrough in major policy areas by some, it has also attracted widespread criticism because of the reforms which have been postponed and the risks of fragmentation it introduces. Whatever its merits and deficiencies, it will have a major impact on the internal development of the EU, its role in international relations and the process of its enlargement to the Central and Eastern European countries. No area of national and European policy-making will be left untouched by the framework set by the Treaty for the development of the Union.
• Given both its long implications and the complexity of many of its provisions, there is an urgent demand for explanation and analysis of the place of the Treaty in the process of European integration." "In this book, a team of authors comprising practitioners - many of them involved in the negotiations - and distinguished academic experts provide such coverage. They examine the progress made and the deficits left by the Treaty in key policy areas and in the institutional system of the EU. They also look at its future development: in particular, the challenges posed by the next enlargement, the incomplete reform of the institutional system and the risks of fragmentation."--Jacket.

Subject

• Europäische Union
• Treaty on European Union (1992 February 7). (1997 October 2)
• Treaty on European Union (1992 February 7)
• European Union
• 89.72 international organizations
• Europese Unie
• Verdrag van Amsterdam (1997)
• Treaties
• 1997
• Europäische Union

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / Helmut Kohl -- Introduction. Assessing the Treaty of Amsterdam : beyond conventional wisdom / Jörg Monar and Wolfgang Wessels -- pt. I. The IGC 1996-97 negotiations and their outcome. The 1996/97 intergovernmental conference : a survey of the process / Jan Grünhage -- The institutional reforms of Amsterdam : a view from the European Parliament / Elmar Brok -- Amsterdam : success or failure? A personal view / Franklin Dehousse -- The reformed European Union and the challenge of enlargement / Jacek Saryusz-Wolski -- The Amsterdam Treaty in theoretical perspectives : which dynamics at work? / Wolfgang Wessels -- pt. II. Constitutional and institutional reforms. The European Union's constitutional muddle : which way forward? / Jean-Victor Louis -- Democratic governance in the European Union : the institutional terrain after Amsterdam / Andreas Maurer -- Constitutional deficits of EU justice and home affairs : transparency, accountability and judicial control / Brendan Smith and William Wallace -- Closer cooperation : political background and issues in the negotiation / Philippe de Schoutheete -- Flexibility after Amsterdam : comparative analysis and prospective impact / Eric Philippart and Monika Sie Dhian Ho -- pt. III. The reforms in major policy areas. EU employment and social policy after Amsterdam : too little or too much? / Pier Carlo Padoan -- Reform of the CFSP : from Maastricht to Amsterdam / Dieter Mahncke -- The common foreign and security policy of the Amsterdam treaty : towards an improved EU identity on the international scene? / Elfriede Regelsberger and Uwe Schmalz -- Justice and home affairs after Amsterdam : the treaty reforms and the challenge of their implementation / Jörg Monar -- The incorporation of Schengen into the TEU : a bridge too far? / Monica den Boer -- pt. IV. The way ahead. Continuing and building on Amsterdam : the reforms of the Treaty of Nice / Jörg Monar.

ISBN

• 0826447694
• 0826447708
• 9780826447692
• 9780826447708

LCCN

00056979

OCLC

• ocm59515227
• 59515227
• SCSB-1220145

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library