The Penguin companion to European Union, 2nd ed.

The Penguin Companion to European Union, 2nd ed.:
The first edition of the 'Penguin Companion to European Union' was published to high acclaim in 1995, receiving an award in the EIA Awards for European Information Sources. The second edition has now been published.

Arranged alphabetically the 'Companion' seeks to provide information on the ideas, institutions, processes, personalities and challenges which have shaped the Europe of today. In particular the following topics are covered: the historical background to European integration; the basic Treaties, backed by extensive quotations from the key articles; how decisions are taken in Europe - and by whom; technical legal, political and economic terms; the main policy areas, with summaries of progress to date.

What makes the volume an absolutely essential buy for all individuals and organisations with an interest in the European Union is the combination of comprehensive descriptive coverage of the EU, allied with a sense that the author has a deep 'feel' for the subject in all its complexity.

Bainbridge, Timothy
The Penguin Companion to European Union, 2nd ed.
Penguin, 1998
ISBN: 0-14-026879-0
Price: £10.99