The product of expert research, this book looks at the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty and assesses how the European Union will be able to respond to the challenges that have emerged over the last few years.
Contents:
The institutional framework. From Community to Union. A new institutional balance? The Europeanisation of economic policy. European economic law, the nation state and the Maastricht Treaty. Monetary union: a metaphor for European Union. Beyond market integration. Community competences: are there limits to growth? European citizenship: its meaning, its potential. Social policy at the crossroads: European labour law after Maastricht. The external dimension. How common will foreign and security policies be?.