The institutions of the European Union [printed text] / John Peterson, Author ; Michael Shackleton, Author  . -  2nd ed. . - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006 . - xxii, 390 p. : ill (b & w) ; 25 cm. - (The new European Union series) .
ISBN : 978-0-19-927900-5

Class number:	341.2422
Abstract:	This new edition of The Institutions of the European Union will be the key text for any reader wishing to understand the functions, powers and compositions of EU institutions. The book has been fully updated and includes a new chapter on institutional and constitutional reform.
Contents note:	Preface; List of Exhibits; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Table of Cases; Editor's Note 1. The EU's Institutions: an Overview; 2. Institutional Change in the EU Part 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 Part 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 Part 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 - The Economic and Social committee and Committee of the Regions; 17. Conclusion; References; Index.