A major new theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the influence of EU institutions vis-á-vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union. Engagingly written and based on significant new archival research and original interviews, Derek Beach offers both a new history of the major treaty negotiations of the EU and a new leadership model of European integration.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.- Why and When EU Institutions Matter.- Negotiating the Single European Act.- Negotiating the Treaty of Maastricht.- Negotiating the Treaty of Amsterdam.- The Negotiation of the Treaty of Nice
Negotiating the Constitutional Treaty.- Negotiating the Fifth Enlargement.- Conclusions.