The European Commission

*new 2006 edition, fully updated, hugely expanded and totally revised
* 600 pages of state-of-the-art information
* written by a team of experts from the Commission and academia
* the definitive book on the Commission


DETAILED CONTENTS
Foreword, by Peter Mandelson
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
with personal views by (i) David Williamson, (ii) Carlo Trojan, and (iii) David O'Sullivan
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's role in 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 Commission's Internal Reform, 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

Annexes
Bibliography
Index

  • ISBN: 0-9543811-8-1
  • Publisher: John Harper / Eurocomment Distribution
  • Author: edited by David Spence
  • Language: English

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