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A guide explaining how the Council of the European Union works. Existing sources of information are included, and details of the implementation of measures being adopted to increase openness and transparency, especially in access to documents. Topics covered include basic concepts, information on Council activities, and contacts and useful addresses.
Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
"This booklet sets out the origins and history of the Council of the European Union. It outlines the events that have marked the Council from the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community and its Council until today - treaty changes, crises and enlargements. It gives insight into the preparation of the Council work and the voting system. A selection of fundamental legal provisions illustrates this rich 60-year history."--Editor.
The Oxford Handbook of the European Union brings together numerous acknowledged specialists in their field to provide a comprehensive and clear assessment of the nature, evolution, workings, and impact of European integration.
In recent years, the failure of the constitutional process, the difficult ratification and implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, as well as the several crises affecting Europe have revitalized the debate on the nature of the European polity and the balance of powers in Brussels. This book explains the redistribution of power in the post-Lisbon EU with a focus on the European Council. Reform of institutions and the creation of new political functions at the top of the European Union have raised fresh questions about leadership and accountability. This book argues that the European Union exhibits a political order with hierarchies, mechanisms of domination and legitimating narratives. As such, ...
This booklet focuses on the origins and history of the Council of the European Union, one of the seven Institutions of the European Union.
This series provides texts central to medieval studies courses and focuses upon the diverse cultural, social and political conditions that affected the functioning of all levels of medieval society. Translations are accompanied by introductory and explanatory material and each volume includes a comprehensive guide to the sources' interpretation, including discussion of critical linguistic problems and an assessment of recent research on the topics covered. From 1348 to 1350 Europe was devastated by an epidemic that left between a third and one half of the population dead. This source book traces, through contemporary writings, the calamitous impact of the Black Death in Europe, with a partic...