In 2004 the European Union's Intergovernmental Conference will finalise the historic
process of enlarging the EU from fifteen to twenty-five members. This book is the most
detailed and up-to-date account of the state of the European Union on the eve of its
biggest enlargement so far, and also considers its future prospects in several key areas.
The book explains why the ten applicant countries wanted to join the EU and how they
succeeded after lengthy negotiations.
Each chapter is a cutting-edge overview by a leading figure in the field and subjects
covered include:
* the enlargement-integration debate
* the politics of the EU's new member states
* the role of the European Convention
* the political economy of an enlarged Europe
* the challenges of developing common European foreign and security policy
* the EU's relations with its neighbours
* EU-American relations.
Table of Contents
Preface Foreword
1. Widening and Deepening
Fraser Cameron
2. The Convention, the IGC
and the Constitutional Treaty David Allen
3. The Enlargement
Negotiations Graham Avery
4. The Newcomers Heather
Grabbe
5. The Political Economy of
an Enlarged Europe Andrew Scott
6. The Wider Europe Geoffrey
Harris
7. European Security in Flux
Antonio Missiroli and Gerard Quille
8. The Transatlantic
Dimension Simon Serfaty
9. The Future of Europe
Fraser Cameron Glossary
184 pages