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Abstract:
This is the complete guide to how the Commission works. Individual chapters by leading experts from the Commission and academia cover every aspect of how the Commission is organised, its internal rules and procedures and its relations with the other EU institutions and broader international community.
David Spence, the editor, is Political Counsellor at the European Commission's Delegation to the International Organisations in Geneva.
Contents:
Introduction: The European Commission in Perspective, by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. 1 The President, the College and the Cabinets, by David Spence
Chap. 2 The Secretariat General, by Hussein Kassim
Chap. 3 The Commission and the Law, by John Usher
Chap. 4 The DGs and the Services: structures, functions and procedures, by David Spence
Chap. 5 The Commission and Agencies, by Martijn Groenleer
Chap. 6 Staff and Personnel Policy, by David Spence and Anne Stevens
Chap. 7 The Commission and the Council, by Udo Diedrichs and Wolfgang Wessels
Chap. 8 The Commission, Policy Management and Comitology, by Robin Pedler with Kieran Bradley
Chap. 9 The Commission and the Parliament, by Martin Westlake
Chap. 10 The Commission and the Lobby, by Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson
Chap. 11 The Commission, Justice and Home Affairs, by Richard Lewis and David Spence
Chap. 12 The Commission and External Relations, by Michael Smith
Chap. 13 The Commission and European Political Cooperation, by Simon Nuttall and David Spence
Chap. 14 The Commission and the Common Foreign and Security Policy, David Spence
Chap. 15 The Commission's External Service, by David Spence
Chap. 16 The Commission and Intergovernmental Conferences, by Mark Gray
Chap. 17 The Internal Reform of the Commission, by Anne and Handley Stevens
Chap. 18 The Commission and Crisis Management, by Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren and Mark Rhinard
Chap. 19 Where does the Commission Stand Today?, by John Peterson.
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