EU governance and institutional developments. Part 1

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Over the last ten years we have published a number of 'Bibliographic reviews' and 'Bibliographic snapshots' on the EU Institutions and EU institutional developments in European Access:

Towards European Union: developments in the 1980s, Part 1: No.2, 1990, p33-42; Part 2: No.3, 1990, p37-41

Maastricht, No.3, 1992, p11-13

European Union update, No.6, 1994, p35-45

Legislative and judicial information sources of the European Union, No.3, June 1998, p33-35

The European Parliament, No.3, 1989, p41-47

The European Commission, No.4, 1990, p36-44

The Council of the European Communities, No.2, 1991, p39-47

The European Court of Justice, No.2, 1992, p33

In addition, since 1994 the February issue of European Access each year has included a 'Bibliographic snapshot' of the European Union of the previous year, including institutional developments:

The European Community/Union in 1993 Section A Towards European Union, No.1, February 1994, p41-42

The European Union in 1994 Section B Governance and institutional developments, No.1, February 1995, p41-43

The European Union in 1995 Section B Governance and institutional developments, No.1, February 1996, p36-39

The European Union in 1996 Section B Governance and institutional developments, No.1, February 1997, p32-35

The European Union in 1997 Section B Governance and institutional developments, No.1, February 1998, p31-35

In this issue of European Access and the next (No.6, December 1998) we publish a 'Bibliographicsnapshot' highlighting the major institutional changes of the 1990s in the EU. The bibliography is divided into the following sections:

Part 1 (below):
A General
- Primary legislation
- Treaty on European Union, 1992 ('Maastricht')
- The Intergovernmental Conference 1996/97
- The Treaty of Amsterdam, 1997
- The future
- Popular-level sources
- Textbooks and monographs
- Internet sources

Part 2 (European Access, No.6, December 1998):
B The Presidency and the European Council
C The Council of the European Union
D The European Commission
E The European Parliament
F The European Court of Justice
G The Economic and Social Committee
H The Committee of the Regions
I The European Court of Auditors
J The European Investment Bank
K Other EU Institutions and organisations
L The European Ombudsman
M Policy-making

Only the latest editions of regularly updated sources are cited. For details of sources which regularly describe and report on the activities of the EU Institutions see the annual review of the European Union in the first issue of European Access for each year.

A number of the information sources listed below are also available on the Internet. They are indicated as (+ web). The addresses (urls) for individual EU Institutions on the web and other key web sites are noted below. To find specific information sources noted below as (+ web) go to the homepage of the appropriate EU Institution and use the search engine.

A General:

The Commission's General Report on the Activities of the European Union has various chapters covering institutional matters in each volume. Note also that the annual review published as a special issue of Journal of Common Market Studies each year has a chapter called 'Governance and institutional developments'.

Primary legislation

1. European Communities

European Union - Selected instruments taken from the Treaties, 1995 ed. - Book I - Volume I
EC, 1995
ISBN: 92-824-1240-7
EC No.FX-86-94-901-EN-C

2. European Communities

European Union - Selected instruments taken from the Treaties, 1995 ed. - Book I - Volume II
EC, 1995
ISBN: 92-824-1180-X
EC No.FX-85-94-430-EN-C

3. European Communities

Documents concerning the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union, 1995 ed. - Book II - Volume II
EC, 1996
ISBN: 92-824-1405-1
EC No. -

4. Council of Ministers

95/1/EC, Euratom, ECSC: Decision of the Council of the European Union of 1.1.95 adjusting the instruments concerning the accession of new Member States to the European Union (+ Annex)

Official Journal L1, 1.1.95, p1-219

5. Watson, Rory

Milestone on the road from Rome European Voice, Vol.3, No.11, 20.3.97, p11

Notes: Features on the fortieth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.

Related publications: European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2209, 22.3.97, Section I, p7; Financial Times, 25.3.97, p3; The Independent, 25.3.97, p13; Financial Times, 26.3.97, p2; The Economist, No.8010, 29.3.97, p47

Treaty on European Union, 1992 ('Maastricht')

6. Council of Ministers/European Commission

Treaty on European Union EC, 1992
ISBN: 92-824-0959-7
EC No.: RX-73-92-796-EN-C

Related publications: Official Journal C191, 29.7.92, p1-112; Cm 1934 (HMSO, 1992 ISBN: 0-10-119342-4); Cm 3151 (HMSO, 1996 ISBN: 0-10-131512-0); International Legal Materials, Vol.31, No.2, March 1992, p573-792; Common Market Law Reports, Vol.63, No.11, March 1992, p573-792; (+ web)

7. European Communities

Treaty on European Union, together with the complete text of the Treaty establishing the European Community

Official Journal C224, 31.8.92, p1-130

Notes: Consolidated text.

8. Information concerning the date of the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union signed at Maastricht on 7.2.92

Official Journal L293, 27.11.93, p61

9. Implementation of the Treaty on European Union. EC Council Presidency Report adopted by the General Affairs Council, 26.10.93, and submitted to the European Council, 29.10.93

European Report (Europe Information Service), No.1898, 30.10.93, Document Supplement

Notes: This report was not formally published by the EC.

10. European Commission

List of proposals pending before the Council on 31.10.93 for which entry into force of the Treaty on European Union will require a change in the legal base and/or a change in procedure
COM (93)570 final (10.11.93)

11. Dehousse, Renaud/ Majone, Giandomenico

The institutional dynamics of European integration: from the Single Act to the Maastricht Treaty in The construction of Europe, p91-112
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994
ISBN: 0-7923-2969-4

12. Raworth, Philip

A timid step forwards: Maastricht and the democratisation of the European Community

European Law Review, Vol.19, No.1,
February 1994, p16-33

13. Piris, Jean-Claude

After Maastricht, are the Community institutions more efficacious, more democratic and more transparent?

European Law Review, Vol.19, No.5, October 1994, p449-87

14. Wincott, Daniel

Is the Treaty of Maastricht an adequate 'Constitution' for the European Union?

Public Administration, Vol.72, No.4,
Winter 1994, p573-90

15. European Parliament

Resolution on a multi-speed Europe Official Journal C305, 31.10.94, p52-3

For further information sources on the Treaty on European Union see 'European Union update' in European Access, No.6, December 1994, p35-39.

The Intergovernmental Conference 1996-97

Most of the information sources listed below are accessible on the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference retrospective database on the Internet: http://europa.eu.int/en/agenda/igc-home/

16. Council of Ministers

Report of the Council on the functioning of the Treaty on European Union
EC, 1995
ISBN: 92-824-1220-2
EC No.BX-88-95-953-EN-C

17. European Commission

Intergovernmental Conference 1996 - Commission report for the Reflection Group
EC, 1995
ISBN: 92-827-4178-8
EC No.CC-89-95-357-EN-C

Related publications: SEC (95)731 final (10.5.95); Press Release (European Commission), IP/95/465 (10.5.95); The Courier, No.152, July-August 1995, p56-60

18. Court of Justice, Information Service

Report of the Court of Justice on certain aspects of the application of the Treaty on European Union: Contribution of the Court of First Instance for the purposes of the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference

Proceedings of the Court of Justice and Court of First Instance..., No.15, 1995

19. Committee of the Regions

Institutional reform
EC, 1995

20. European Commission, Spokesman's Service

Reflection Group's Report (Messina, 2.6.95, Brussels, 5.12.95)

Document, No.8, 1995 (5.12.95)

Related publications: Press Release (European Commission), IP/95/1352 (6.12.95) + numerous newspaper articles; European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2065, 9.9.95, Document Supplement (Progress Report of the Reflection Group)

21. European Parliament

Resolution on the functioning of the Treaty on European Union with a view to the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference - Implementation and development of the Union

Official Journal C151, 19.6.95, p56-67

Related publications: European Parliament Session Document Series A. Committee Reports of the European Parliament A4-102/95; Frontier-Free Europe, No.9, November-December 1994, p1

22. Council of Ministers, General Secretariat

1996 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC'96). Reflection Group Report and other references for documentary purposes
EC, 1996
ISBN: 92-824-1257-1
EC No.BX-91-95-940-EN-C

Related publications: Cm 2866 (HMSO, 1995 ISBN: 0-10-128662-7)

23. European Commission, DG X

Commission Opinion: Reinforcing political union and preparing for enlargement
EC, 1996
ISBN: 92-827-5857-5
EC No. CM-94-96-356-EN-C

Related publications: COM (96)90 final (28.2.96); Bulletin of the European Union, No.1-2, 1996, p149-57; Press Release (European Commission), IP/96/179 (28.2.96); Speech (European Commission), No.53, 1996 (28.2.96); The Courier, No.157, May-June 1996, p37-9

24. European Commission, Spokesman's Service

Turin European Council, 29.3.96 - Presidency Conclusions

Document, No.2, 1996 (29.3.96)

Notes: Formal launch of the Intergovernmental Conference.

Related publications: Speech (European Commission), No.77, 1996 (29.3.96); Europe (European Commission, Washington Office),No.354, March 1996, p22-4

25. European Parliament

Resolution ... on the Florence European Council and the Intergovernmental Conference

Official Journal C198, 8.7.96, p76-9

Related publications: Official Journal C117, 22.4.96, p16; European Parliament Session Document Series A. Committee Reports of the European Parliament A4-60/96; European Parliament Session Document Series A. Committee Reports of the European Parliament A4-68/96; Bulletin of the European Union, No.3, 1996, p120-8

26. Economic and Social Committee

Opinion: The 1996 Intergovernmental Conference: the role of the Economic and Social Committee

Official Journal C39, 12.2.96, p85-91

Related publications: Official Journal C100, 2.4.96, p1-12

27. Committee of the Regions

Opinion on the revision of the Treaty on European Union and of the Treaty establishing the European Community

Official Journal C100, 2.4.96, p1-12

28. European Commission, Spokesman's Service

Commission adopts report on Codecision for IGC

Press Release, IP/96/579 (3.7.96)

29. European Parliament

Resolution on the general outline for a draft revision of the Treaties

Official Journal C33, 3.2.97, p66-73 (+ web)

Related publications: Official Journal C115, 14.4.97, p165-8 (+ web)

30. European Parliament

Resolution: Progress of the Intergovernmental Conference

Official Journal C115, 14.4.97, p165-8 (+ web)

31. Council of Ministers, General Secretariat

Intergovernmental Conference on the revision of the Treaties. Italian Presidency (January-June 1996). Collected texts
EC, 1997
ISBN: 92-824-1365-9
EC No.BX-95-96-383-EN-C

32. Council of Ministers, General Secretariat

Intergovernmental Conference on the revision of the Treaties. Irish Presidency (July-December 1996). Collected texts
EC, 1997
ISBN: 92-824-1009-9
EC No.BX-03-97-991-EN-C

33. European Commission

Papers of the Symposium of Jean Monnet Chairs on the 1996
Intergovernmental Conference, Brussels, 6-7.5.97
EC, 1997
ISBN: 92-827-9048-7
EC No.CM-98-744-2A-C

34. European Commission, London Office

The Member States of the European Union and the Inter-Governmental Conference

Briefing Paper
EC, 1997
ISBN: 1-86158021-5 (+ web)

Related publications: Background Report (European Commission, London Office), B/9/95 (9.95); Background Report (European Commission, London Office), B/2/97 (+ web); European Dialogue, Vol.1, No.4, September-October 1995, p17-19

35. House of Commons, Select

Committee on European Legislation The 1996 Intergovernmental Conference... Response of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (24th Report (1994-95))

Cm 3051
HMSO, 1995
ISBN: 0-10-130512-5

36. House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee

Government response to the Third Report from the Committee (1994-95). European Union: Preparations for the 1996 Inter-Governmental Conference

1st Special Report (1994-95) HC 818
HMSO, 1995
ISBN: 0-10-022085-1

37. House of Commons, Treasury Committee

The 1996 Inter-Governmental Conference

2nd Report (1995-96)HC 107
HMSO, 1995
ISBN: 0-10-205896-2

38. House of Lords, Select Committee on the European Communities

1996 Inter-Governmental Conference Report

21st Report (1994-95)HL 105
HMSO, 1995
ISBN: 0-10-410595-X

Notes: The minutes of evidence were published as the 18th Report (1994-95)HL88.

39. House of Commons, Select

Committee on European Legislation The 1996 Intergovernmental Conference. Minutes of evidence.

HC Paper (1995-96)226-I
HMSO, 1996
ISBN: 0-10-220296-6

40. House of Commons, European Standing Committee B

Reports on the functioning of the Treaty on European Union
HMSO, 1996
ISBN: 0-10-965896-5

41. Davidson, Ian

Towards 1996: The making or breaking of Europe

The Independent, 9.12.94, p19

Related publications: Financial Times, 30.11.94, p2, 14; The Guardian, 1.12.94, p22; The Economist, No.7898, 21.1.95, p17(editorial)

42. Towards 1996

European Law Review, Vol.19, No.5, October 1994, p447-8

43. Crossick, Stanley

The challenge of 1996

Kangaroo Group Newsletter, No.3,
December 1994, p2, 6

44. Lamassoure, Alain

A Brussels board of directors

European Brief, Vol.2, No.3, December 1994, p23-4

45. Hänsch, Klaus

The Europe I want to see in 1996 European Brief, Vol.2, No.6, March-April 1995, p31-2

46. Holm, Erik

Europe, a political culture. Fundamental issues for the 1996 IGC European Programme
Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1994
ISBN: 0-905031-89-X

47. Ludlow, Peter

Preparing for 1996 and a larger European Union. Principles and priorities

CEPS Special Report, No.6
Centre for European Policy Studies, 1995
ISBN: 92-9079-189-6

48. Vibert, Frank

A core agenda for the 1996 Inter-Governmental Conference (IGC)
European Policy Forum, 1995

49. Lodge, Juliet

Crisis or opportunity? Institutional affairs

Discussion Papers of the Jean Monnet Group of Experts, No.3
University of Hull: Centre for European Union Studies, 1995
ISSN: 1357-8057

50. EIS

Preparations for the 1996 Inter-Governmental Conference

European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2050, 17.6.95, Document Supplement

Related publications: Numerous newspaper articles in June 1995.

51. Nugent, Neill

Deepening, widening and the prospect of a multi-speed Europe

European Access, No.3, June 1995, p7-9

52. Hoyer, Werner

The shape of the Union after 1996

European Brief, Vol.2, No.7, June 1995, p5-8

53. Weidenfeld, Werner (ed.)

Europe '96. Reforming the European Union

Strategies for Europe
Bertelsmann Foundation, 1994
ISBN: 3-89204-154-7

54. Bradshaw, Jenny

1996 and all that: making Europe work

European Trends, No.3, 1995, p58-71

55. The Intergovernmental Conference of the European Union 1996

Federal Trust Papers
Federal Trust, 1995-96
ISSN: 1357-3314
1: State of the Union
2: Towards the Single Currency
3: Building the Union
4: Security of the Union
5: Enlarging the Union
6: Justice and fair play
7: Prosperity of the Union

56. Preparing for the 1996 IGC

European Focus (KPMG), July 1995, p5-8

57. Beyond Maastricht. The issues at stake in the 1996 IGC

The Philip Morris Institute for Public Policy Research, 1995

58. Crouch, Colin/ Marquand, David (eds)

Europe before the IGC

Political Quarterly, Vol.66, No.1, January 1995, p1-97

59. Petersmann, Ernst-Ulrich

Proposals for a new constitution for the European Union: Building blocks for a constitutional theory and constitutional law of the EU

Common Market Law Review, Vol.32, No.5, October 1995, p1123-75

60. Lipsius, Justus (pseudonym)

The 1996 Intergovernmental Conference

European Law Review, Vol.20, No.3, June 1995, p235-67

61. Biedenkopf, Kurt H.

Rethinking the European Union I - a perspective

The World Today, Vol.51, No.7, July 1995, p130-3

Related publications: European Brief, Vol.2, No.8, July-August 1995, p52-3

62. Petersen, John

Decision-making in the European Union: towards a framework for analysis

Journal of European Public Policy, Vol.2, No.1, March 1995, p69-93

63. Hayward, Jack (ed.)

Special issue: The crisis of representation in Europe

West European Politics, Vol.18, No.3, July 1995, p1-217

64. Nugent, Neill

Redefining Europe

Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.33, Annual Review, August 1995, p1-16

65. Weidenfeld, Werner

The dangers of just another Maastricht European Brief, Vol.3, No.1, October 1995, p6-8

66. Ashdown, Paddy (et al.)

How can the EU's voters have their say?

Discussion Paper, No.8
The Philip Morris Institute for Public Policy Research, 1995

67. Pappas, Spyros

A legal escape to a political impasse. Agenda IGC 1996

EIPASCOPE, No.3, 1995, p14-15

68. Church, Clive H./ Yates, Lisa

Getting the packaging right: an underestimated aspect of the 1996 IGC

European Access, No.6, December 1995, p7-9

69. Dewatripont, Mathias

Flexible integration

Monitoring European Integration, No.6
Centre for Economic Policy Research, 1995
ISBN: 1-898128-22-7

70. European Trade Union Institute

The future of the European Union. The trade unions' demands and expectations for the Intergovernmental Conference 1996 ETUI, 1996
ISBN: 2-930143-07-X

71. European Movement, Initiative

Committee with a View to the 1996 Intergovernmental Conference For an efficient and democratic European Union
European Movement, 1996

72. Leonardi, Robert

Five points for the EU's score card Parliamentary Brief, Vol.4, No.4, January 1996, p26-7

73. Westlake, Martin

Second thoughts about a Second Chamber

European Brief, Vol.3, No.2, February 1996, p12-14

74. Hughes, Kirsty

The 1996 intergovernmental conference and EU enlargement

International Affairs, Vol.72, No.1, January 1996, p1-8

75. Hennes, Michael

The Reflection Group of the European Union

Aussenpolitik, Vol.47, No.1, 1996, p33-42

76. Andreatta, Beniamino (et al.)

In a larger EU, can all Member States be equal?

Discussion Paper, No.9
The Philip Morris Institute for Public Policy Research, 1996

77. Wolf, Martin

No clarity of purpose

Financial Times, 30.1.96, p16

Related publications: The Independent, 18.3.96, p13

78. Nentwich, Michael/ Falkner, Gerda

Intergovernmental Conference 1996: Which Constitution for the Union?

European Law Journal, Vol.2, No.1, March 1996, p83-102

79. Lodge, Juliet

Making the EU good enough for the people

Parliamentary Brief, Vol.4, No.5, March 1996, p13-16

80. Dashwood, Alan (ed.)

Reviewing Maastricht. Issues for the 1996 IGC
Sweet and Maxwell (for Law Books in Europe), 1996
ISBN: 0-421-54520-0

81. Bonvicini, Gianni (et al.)

On the revision of Maastricht: a common report

International Spectator, Vol.31, No.1, January-March 1996, p3-12

82. Watson, Rory

Still more questions than answers European Voice, Vol.2, No.37, 10.10.96, p11

83. Winter, Jan A (ed., et al.)

Reforming the Treaty on European Union - the legal debate
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1996
ISBN: 90-411-0133-0

84. Marks, Gary (et al.)

European integration from the 1980s: State-centric v. Multi-level governance

Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.34, No.3, September 1996, p341-78

85. Münch, Richard

Between nation-state, regionalism and world society: the European integration process

Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.34, No.3, September 1996, p379-401

86. Nugent, Neill

Building Europe - a need for more leadership?

Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.34, Annual Review, August 1996, p1-13

87. EIS

Dutch Presidency Addendum to the draft Revision of the Treaty on European Union

European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2210, 26.3.97, Document Supplement

88. House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee

Special European Council, Turin, 29.3.96, and the Intergovernmental Conference. Minutes of evidence (18.3.96)

HC Paper (1995-96) 306-I
HMSO, 1996
ISBN: 0-10-226096-6

89. JUSTICE

The democratic deficit. Democratic accountability and the European Union

Human Rights and the 1996-97 Intergovernmental Conference
ISBN: 0-907247-27-X

90. Von Bogdandy, A./ Ehlerman, C.D.

Consolidation of the European Treaties - Feasibility, costs and benefits

Common Market Law Review, Vol.33, No.6, 1996, p1107-16

91. Does Europe need a constitution?

Discussion Paper, No.10
Philip Morris Institute for Public Policy Research, 1996

92. Brok, E.

Guest editorial: Intergovernmental Conference 1996: Not a 'Maastricht II' Common Market Law Review, Vol.34, No.1, February 1997, p1-9

93. Stubb, Alexander C-G.

The 1996 Intergovernmental Conference and the management of flexible integration

Journal of European Public Policy, Vol.4, No.1, 1997, p37-55

94. Stubb, Alexander C-G. (et al.)

The 1996 IGC - National debates (1) Finland, France, Italy and the Netherlands

Discussion Paper, No.66
Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996
ISBN: 1-86203-015-4

95. Janning, Josef (et al.)

The 1996 IGC - National debates (2) Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK

Discussion Paper, No.67
Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1996
ISBN: 1-86203-020-0

96. Duff, Andrew

Reforming the European Union Federal Trust, 1997
ISBN: 0-90157-361-2

97. Political Union and the IGC

Irish Centre for European Law, 1997 ISBN: 1-897606-11-7

98. Vaubel, Roland

The constitutional reform of the European Union

European Economic Review, Vol.41, No.3-5, April 1997, p443-50

The Amsterdam Treaty, 1997

99. European Commission, Spokesman's Service

European Council, Amsterdam, 16-17.6.97

Document, No.2, 1997(18.6.97)(+ web)

Related publications: European Voice, Vol.3, No.23, 12.6.97, p1, 18-19(preview); European Voice, Vol.3, No.24, 19.6.97, p4-5, 13(editorial); Financial Times, 19.6.97, p2, 27(editorial); Financial Times, 20.6.97, p16(editorial); European Voice, Vol.3, No.25, 26.6.97, p1, 2, 11(editorial), 13-20(survey) + numerous newspaper articles during the period 16-20.6.97.

100. Council of Ministers

Intergovernmental Conference. Amsterdam European Council. Draft Treaty
EC, 1997
ISBN: -
EC No.BX-06-97-383-EN-C

101. Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union establishing the European Communities and certain related acts, signed at Amsterdam on 2.10.97

Official Journal C340, 10.11.97, p1-313 (+ web)

Notes: Includes texts of consolidated versions of Treaty on European Union and Treaty establishing the European Community.

102. European Union

Treaty of Amsterdam
EC, 1997
ISBN: 92-828-1652-4
EC No.FX-08-97-468-EN-C (+ web)

103. European Union

Consolidated versions of the Treaty on European Union and The Treaty establishing the European
Community
EC, 1997
ISBN: 92-828-1640-0
EC No.FX-08-97-606-EN-C (+ web)

104. Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Treaty of Amsterdam...

Cm 3780
TSO, 1997
ISBN: 0-10-137802-5

105. Council of Ministers, General Secretariat

Simplification of the Community Treaties. Explanatory report
EC, 1998
ISBN: 92-824-1545-7
EC No. BX-10-97-251-EN-C

Related publications: Official Journal C353, 20.11.97, p1-19

106. Council of Ministers, General Secretariat

The Treaty of Amsterdam. Challenges and solutions
EC, 1998
ISBN: 92-824-1517-1
EC No.BX-10-97-146-EN-C

Notes: Introductory booklet.

Related publications: Frontier-Free Europe, No.7-8, July-August 1997, p1 + i-ii; European Dialogue, No.5, September-October 1997, p2-5 (+ web)

107. European Commission, London Office

The Treaty on European Union - The meaning of Amsterdam

Factsheet
EC, 1997
ISBN: 1-86158-030-4 (+ web)

Notes: Introductory booklet.

108. European Parliament

Resolution on the Amsterdam Treaty

Official Journal C371, 8.12.97, p99-104 (+ web)

109. Committee of the Regions

Opinion: Outcome of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC)

Official Journal C64, 27.2.98, p98-100

110. European Parliament, DG IV

Certain rectangular problems of European integration. Volume 1: The four principal proposals, the executive summary and the study

Working Paper: Political Series W-24 (January 1997)
EC, 1997 (+ web)

111. European Parliament, DG IV

Ratification conditions applying to the Amsterdam Treaty

Working Papers: Political Series, No.30 (October 1997)
EC, 1997 (+ web)

112. House of Commons, Foreign Affairs Committee

The Treaty of Amsterdam

1st Report (1997-98)HC 305
TSO, 1997
ISBN: 0-10-206298-6 (+ web)

113. House of Commons, Select

Committee on the European Communities
The Amsterdam Treaty

3rd Report (1997-98)HL 17
TSO, 1997
ISBN: 0-10-401798-8 (+ web)

114. House of Lords, Select Committee on the European Communities

Evidence by the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, on the Amsterdam Treaty

9th Report (1997-98)HL 40
TSO, 1997
ISBN: 0-10-404098-X

115. Duff, Andrew (ed.)

The Treaty of Amsterdam. Text and commentary
Federal Trust, 1997
ISBN:0-901573-67-1 (Hbk)/ 0-901573-65-5 (Pbk)

116. The new Treaty on European Union: a first assessment

EIPASCOPE, No.2, 1997, p2-11

117. Nentwich, Michael/ Falkner, Gerda

The Treaty of Amsterdam: Towards a new institutional balance

European Integration Online Papers (EIOP), Vol.1 (1997), No.15

Notes: Web source: http://eiop.or.at/eiop/texte/1997-015a.htm

118. Making sense of the Amsterdam Treaty

Challenge Europe
The European Political Centre, 1997

119. Watson, Rory

Days of Union treaty texts may be numbered

European Voice, Vol.3, No.29, 24.7.97, p6

120. Watson, Rory

Treaty signing will be a low-key affair European Voice, Vol.3, No.34, 25.9.97, p3

Notes: The Treaty of Amsterdam was signed officially on 2.10.97.

Related publications: Press Release (Council of Ministers), PRES/97/285 (2.10.97); Speech (European Commission), No.200, 1997(2.10.97)+numerousnewspaper articles on 2-3.10.97; European Voice, Vol.3, No.32, 11.9.97, p2

121. Watson, Rory

Treaty shows EU's ability to move forward / An up and down year for institutions

European Voice, Vol.3, No.46, 18.12.97, p14

122. The Treaty of Amsterdam

The European Journal, Vol.5, No.1, September-October 1997, p3-31

Notes: A series of ten features on aspects of the Treaty of Amsterdam, written from a Eurosceptic perspective.

Related publications: The European Journal, Vol.4, No.9, June 1997, p3-4

123. The Treaty of Amsterdam: Neither a bang nor a whimper

Common Market Law Review, Vol.34, No.4, August 1997, p767-72(editorial)

124. The Treaty of Amsterdam: key issues on ratification

JUSTICE, 1998

125. Ratification of the Amsterdam Treaty in the EU Member States

Statewatch, Vol.8, No.1, January-February 1998, p23

Related publications: European Voice, Vol.4, No.9, 5.3.98, p6; European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2289, 7.2.98, Section I, p1-2; European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2339, 5.9.98, Section I, p1

126. Langrish, Sally

The Treaty of Amsterdam: selected highlights

European Law Review, Vol.23, No.1, February 1998, p3-19

127. Shaw, Jo

The Treaty of Amsterdam: challenges of flexibility and legitimacy

European Law Journal, Vol.4, No.1, March 1998, p63-86

128. Verhoeven, Amaryllis

How democratic need European Union members be? Some thoughts after Amsterdam

European Law Review, Vol.23, No.3, June 1998, p217-34

129. Neuwahl, Nanette A.E.M.

A partner with a troubled personality: EU Treaty-making in matters of CFSP and JHA after Amsterdam

European Foreign Affairs Review, Vol.3, No.2, Summer 1998, p177-95

130. The Schengen acquis fiasco

Statewatch, Vol.8, No.3-4, May-August 1998, p28-9

The future

131. Klau, Thomas

The many guises of democracy European Voice, Vol.3, No.41, 13.11.97, p20

Notes: Do the EU's present constitutional arrangements provide, in terms of democratic standards, an acceptable institutional mechanism to define the key politics of European countries?

132. Westlake, Martin (ed.)

The European Union beyond Amsterdam. New concepts of European integration
Routledge, 1998
ISBN: 0-415-16879-1 (Hbk)/ 0-415-16880-5 (Pbk)

Notes: Including contributions from Martin Westlake, Wolfgang Wessels, John
Pinder, Jacques Vandamme, Andrew Duff and Leo Tindemans.

133. Forsyth, Frederick

European Essay: The choice: nation state or superstate?

The European, 26.1.98, p54-5

Related publications: The European, 2.2.98, p30 (reply by Jack Lang)

134. Sutherland, Peter

Meeting global challenges with radical solutions

European Voice, Vol.4, No.7, 19.2.98, p14

135. Hix, Simon

The study of the European Union II: the 'new governance' agenda and its rival

Journal of European Public Policy, Vol.5, No.1, 1998, p38-65

136. Barber, Lionel

In the beginning...

Financial Times, 1.5.98, p21

Notes: Will monetary union lead to political union?

137. Buchan, David

Chirac likely to suggest Delors heads study

Financial Times, 6.5.98, p2

Related publications: European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2313, 6.5.98, Section I, p5; European Report (Europe Information Service) No.2314, 9.5.98, Section I, p5; Financial Times, 13.5.98, p24(commentary); European Voice, Vol.4, No.19, 14.5.98, p8(interview with Jacques Delors), 13(editorial); Financial Times, 20.5.98, p2

138. Watson, Rory

Federalists to call for treaty overhaul European Voice, Vol.4, No.18, 7.5.98, p10

Notes: Report of the European Movement's Congress of Europe, The Hague, 8-10.5.98.

139. MEPs support new strategy for fast-track institutional reform

European Voice, Vol.4, No.20, 20.5.98, p10

140. Barber, Lionel

France, Germany move to shape EU Financial Times, 9.6.98, p2

Related publications: The Guardian, 9.6.98, p7; European Report (Europe Information Service), No.2322, 10.6.98, Section I, p2; The Independent, 10.6.98, p1, 16; The European, 15.6.98, p5(editorial); The Guardian, 17.6.98, p13(analysis); European Voice, Vol.4, No.24, 18.6.98, p11; The European, 22.6.98, p5 (editorial)

141. Barber, Lionel/ Buckley, Neil

UK seeks to lead reform of EU

Financial Times, 13.6.98, p1

Related publications: The Independent on Sunday, 14.6.98, p4(Section 2, editorial); Financial Times, 16.6.98, p26; European Voice, Vol.4, No.24, 18.6.98, p13 (editorial)

142. Barber, Lionel

A punctured image

Financial Times, 15.6.98, p23

Notes: Major feature. Writer discusses how the concept of Europe has changed as national governments have become more suspicious of 'Brussels'.

Related publications: The European, 15.6.98, p5, 19(editorial)

143. Gallacher, Joseph

Back to the future. Preparing for the next IGC

European Information Service, No.190, June 1998, p8-9

144. European Commission, Spokesman's Service

Shaping Europe's future

Speech, No.151, 1998 (3.7.98)

Notes: Text of a speech by EU Commission President Jacques Santer at the International Bertelsmann Forum, Berlin, 3.7.98.

Related publications: Speech (European Commission), No.17, 1998 (29.1.98); European Voice, Vol.3, No.30, 31.7.97, p1

145. Parker, George

Cook urges curbs on Brussels' power in EU

Financial Times, 13.8.98, p8

Related publications: New Statesman, 14.8.98, 11; The Guardian, 13.8.98, p1,3; The Independent, 13.8.98, p5; Financial Times, 27.8.98, p7(UK edition); EIS, No.192, August 1998, p2-3

146. Moravcsik, Andrew / Nicolaïdis, Kalypso

Federal ideals and constitutional realities in the Treaty of Amsterdam in The European Union 1997. Annual Review of Activities, p13-38

Journal of Common Market Studies
Blackwell Publishers, 1998
ISBN: 0-631-21190-X

Popular level sources

Only latest editions of titles are noted below:

147. European Commission, DG X

European integration. The origins and growth of the European Union

European Documentation
EC, 1995
ISBN: 92-826-9744-4
EC No.CC-84-94-355-EN-C

148. European Commission, DG X

The Institutions of the European Union

Europe on the Move
EC, 1995
ISBN: 92-826-9798-3
EC No.CC-NX-95-002-EN-C

149. European Union

Serving the European Union. A citizen's guide to the institutions of the European Union
EC, 1996
ISBN: 92-77-93105-X
EC No.FX-89-95-939-EN-C

150. European Commission, DG X

Working together - the Institutions of the European Community and Union Document
EC, 1997
ISBN: 92-828-0294-9
EC No.CC-05-97-244-EN-C

151. European Commission, DG X

How does the European Union work?, 2nd ed.

Europe on the Move
EC, 1998
ISBN: 92-828-2383-0
EC No.PD-10-97-178-EN-C

152. European Commission, DG X

How the EU works: democracy and decision-making

European Dialogue, March-April 1997, p11-13 (+ web)

153. Westlake, Martin

A unique constitutional experiment Talking Politics, Vol.9, No.2, Winter 1996-97, p147-50

See also References 106 & 107 and Internet sources below.

Textbooks and monographs

154. Lützeler, Paul Michael (ed.)

Europe after Maastricht. American and European perspectives Berghahn Books, 1994
ISBN: 1-57181-020-X

155. Curtin, Deirdre/ Heukels, Ton (eds)

Institutional dynamics of European integration. Essaysin honour of Henry G Schermers. Vol II
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1994
ISBN: 0-7923-3160-5

156. Nelsen, Brent F./ Stubb, Alexander C-G.(eds)

The European Union. Readings on the theory and practice of European integration
Macmillan, 1994
ISBN: 0-333-64675-4

157. Bright, Christopher

The EU: Understanding the Brussels process: the essential facts
John Wiley, 1995
ISBN: 0-471-95608-2

158. Church, Clive/ Hendriks, Gisela

Continuity and change in contemporary Europe
Edward Elgar, 1995
ISBN: 1-85278-420-2

159. Lodge, Juliet

European Union beyond Maastricht in The European Union encyclopedia and directory 1996, p159-65
Europa Publishers, 1996
ISBN: 1-85743-009-3

Notes: See also 'The political framework of the European Union', p119-25 in same volume.

160. Swann, Dennis

European economic integration. The Common Market, European Union and beyond
Edward Elgar, 1996
ISBN: 1-85278-734-1 (Hbk)/ 1-85278-773-2 (Pbk)

161. Andersen, Svein/ Eliassen, Kjell A. (eds)

The European Union: How democratic is it?
Sage Publications, 1996
ISBN: 0-7619-5112-1 (Hbk)/ 0-7619-5113-X (Pbk)

162. Weatherill, Stephen

Law and integration in the European Union

Clarendon Law Series
Clarendon Press (OUP), 1995
ISBN: 0-19-876311-5 (Hbk)/ 0-19-876312-3 (Pbk)

163. Barbour, Philippe (ed.)

The European Union handbook Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1996 ISBN: 1-884964-28-1

164. Barrass, Robert/ Madhavan, Shobhana

The structure and institutions of the European Community in European economic integration and sustainable development, p48-102
McGraw-Hill, 1996
ISBN: 0-07-707836-5

165. Bideleux, Robert/ Taylor, Richard (eds)

European integration and disintegration. East and West Routledge, 1996
ISBN: 0-415-13740-3 (Hbk)/ 0-415-13741-1 (Pbk)

166. Dedman, Martin J.

The origins and development of the European Union, 1945-95. A history of European integration
Routledge, 1996
ISBN: 0-415-11161-7

167. Snyder, Francis (ed.)

Constitutional dimension of European economic integration Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1996
ISBN: 90-411-0914-5

168. O'Neill, Michael

The politics of European integration. A reader
Routledge, 1996
ISBN: 0-415-11297-4 (Hbk)/ 0-415-11298-2 (Pbk)

169. Jones, Robert A.

The politics and economics of the European Union. Anintroductory text Edward Elgar, 1996
ISBN: 1-85278-898-4

170. George, Stephen

Politics and policy in the European Union, 3rd ed.
Oxford University Press, 1996
ISBN: 0-19-878190-3 (Hbk)/ 0-19-878189-X (Pbk)

171. Wallace, Helen/ Wallace, William (eds)

Policy-making in the European Union, 3rd ed.
Oxford University Press, 1996
ISBN: 0-19-878128-8 (Hbk)/ 0-19-878129-6 (Pbk)

172. McAllister, Richard

From EC to EU. An historical and political survey
Routledge, 1997
ISBN: 0-415-14265-2 (Hbk)/ 0-415-14266-0 (Pbk)

173. Salmon, Trevor/ Nicoll, Sir William (eds)

Building European Union. A documentary history and analysis Manchester University Press, 1997
ISBN: 0-7190-4445-6 (Hbk)/ 0-7190-4446-4 (Pbk)

174. Maor, Moshe

Towards Political Union: Assessing two strategies of EPU in New challenges to the European Union: policies and policy-making, p43-66 European Political Economy Ashgate, 1997
ISBN: 1-85521-455-5 (Hbk)/ 1-85521-955-7 (Pbk)

175. Henig, Stanley

The uniting of Europe. From discord to concord

Making of the Contemporary World
Routledge, 1997
ISBN: 0-415-13693-8

176. Moussis, Nicholas

Handbook of European Union. Institutions and policies, 4th ed. European Study Service, 1997 ISBN: 2-930119-18-7

177. Thody, Philip

An historical introduction to the European Union
Routledge, 1997
ISBN: 0-415-17107-5

178. Feld, Werner J.

The integration of the European Union and domestic political issues
Praeger, 1998
ISBN: 0-275-96068-4

Internet sources

General information: http://europa.eu.int/inst-en.htm

Intergovernmental Conference: Retrospective database: http://europa.eu.int/en/agenda/igc-home/

Glossary: Reform of the European Union: http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/scadplus/

Amsterdam Treaty: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex (under 'Treaties')

Amsterdam Treaty site: http://europa.eu.int/abc/obj/amst/en/index.htm

Amsterdam Treaty: a comprehensive guide: http://europa.eu.int/comm/sg/scadplus/

For further information sources on EU governance and institutional developments see Sections 2.1 and 2.2 in 'Recent references' in each issue of European Access. Part 2 of this 'Bibliographic snapshot' appears inEuropean Access, No.6 December 1998 and covers the individual EU Institutions and aspects of policy-making.

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