The institutions of the European Union [printed text] / John Peterson, Author ; Michael Shackleton, Author  . -  3rd Edition . - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 . - xxx, 442 p. : ill. (b & w) ; 25 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-19-957498-8
The Institutions of the European Union is the key text for anyone wishing to understand the functions, powers, and composition of the EU's institutions. From the Council of Ministers to the European Central Bank, all of the most important organizations are analysed and explained by international experts.

Class number:	341.2422
Abstract:	The third edition has been fully updated and includes the impact of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the financial crisis in the Eurozone on the EU's institutions. Authoritative yet accessible, it remains the best guide to how this range of different bodies work together to provide political direction, manage policies, and integrate contrasting interests within the European Union.
Contents note:	1. The EU's Institutions: an Overview; 2. Institutional Change in the European Union I. Providing Direction 3. The European Council; 4. The Council of Ministers; 5. The College of Commissioners; 6. The European Parliament; 7. The European Court of Justice II. Managing the Union 8. The Commission's Services; 9. Managing the Euro - the European Central Bank; 10. Managing Europeanization - The European Agencies; 11. Financial Control - the Court of Auditors and OLAF III. Integrating Interests 12. Security Interests - Police and Judicial Cooperation; 13. International Interests - the Common Foreign and Security Policy; 14. National Interests - COREPER; 15. Political Interests - the European Parliament's Party Groups; 16. Social and Regional Interests - ECOSOC and Committee of the Regions; 17. Conclusion