Following the enlargement of the EU from 15 to 25 countries this best selling guide to its workings provides comprehensive coverage of: How it works: the institutions the mechanisms Every area of EU competence from agriculture to workers rights The effects of the single market and the single currency The implications of a European Union constitution The impact of the enlargement of the EU to include eastern European countries and Cyprus and Malta The prospects for further enlargement and for closer political integration and further harmonisation of currently sovereign matters such as taxation The Guide to the European Union is well established as the clearest and most comprehensive guide to how the EU operates This new edition brings you up to date at a crucial stage in its development following enlargement and the decision to adopt a formal constitution
