ISBN:
9781509917426
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (587 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The history of the European Union
Parallel Title:
Print version Amato, Giuliano The History of the European Union : Constructing Utopia
DDC:
341.242/209
Keywords:
European Union countries-Economic integration
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European Union countries-Politics and government
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European Union-History
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Europe-Economic integration-History
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Europäische Union
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Europäische Integration
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Geschichte
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: COMMON ROOTS AND SHARED VALUES -- 1. Into the Future of a Common Past -- I. Roots -- II. Borders -- III. Times -- IV. Events -- V. Modernity -- VI. Heartland -- VII. Société des esprits -- VIII. The West -- IX. Autumn -- X. Post fata -- 2. The Fundamental Goal of the European Project -- I. Before the Treaties of Rome -- Bibliography -- 3. Freedom, Democracy, Rule of Law -- I. The Long March of the Fundamental Values of the European Union -- II. The Common Values of the Union Caught Between Deepening and Enlargement -- III. Democracy in Europe -- IV. Fundamental Rights in the Enlarged Union -- V. The Boundary of the Rule of Law -- VI. The Mechanisms in Defence of Fundamental Values in the European Union -- VII. The State of Health of Fundamental Values and the Prospects of the European Construct -- Bibliography -- Websites -- 4. Competition and Solidarity in the European Construct -- I. Historical and Cultural Roots: From the United States, to Divided Germany, to a United Europe -- II. The Social Market Economy from Germany to Europe -- III. The Governance of Competition and Solidarity -- IV. Integration Subject to the Test of Nationalism and Protectionism -- V. Solidarity and Competition between Member States -- VI. Overcoming Internal Divergences in Favour of Better Common Policies -- VII. Greater Solidarity in the Face of External Threats: How to Exploit them to Secure a Stronger Europe -- VIII. Solidarity and Competition in Italy -- Bibliography -- 5. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union -- I. The Origins, Processes, and Reasons that Led to a Charter of Fundamental Rights -- II. The Charter and EU Institutions -- III. The Charter and the Member States -- Bibliography.
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PART II: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM: BASIC PRINCIPLES, COMPETENCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES -- 6. The Treaties that Created Europe -- I. The Treaty Family -- II. Establishing the Framework -- III. Architectural Complexities -- IV. The Resilience of the Treaties: The Treaties as Palimpsests -- V. Coda: The Euratom Treaty -- Bibliography -- 7. The Institutional Framework of the European Union -- I. Introductory Remarks -- II. The EU Institutions: Their Origin, Structure and Functions -- III. A Unified or Fragmented System? -- IV. Allocation of Powers among Political Institutions -- V. Evaluations -- VI. A Composite Institutional System -- VII. Final Considerations -- Bibliography -- 8. The Acquis: European Union Law and So Many Laws -- I. European Union Law, a Target for Eurosceptics -- II. The Concept of the European Union 'Acquis' -- III. Law as Method for Implementing Common Policies -- IV. A Paradox: More European Legislation Means Less Regulation in Europe -- V. Better Regulation -- Bibliography -- 9. The Principle of the Primacy of EU Law Over the National Legal Systems of Member States -- I. The Effectiveness of Community Law: The Peculiar Coordination Between the EU and Member States -- II. The Affirmation of the Primacy of Community Law: Early Case Law -- III. The Progressive Evolution and Extension of the Effects of Community Law Primacy -- IV. The First Reactions of Italian Law Restricting the Primacy of Community Law -- V. The Rapprochement Between Constitutional and Community Case Law -- VI. The Coincidence of the Effects of Community Law Primacy -- VII. The Expression of the Primacy and Direct Effects of Community Law -- VIII. The Evolution of Principles for the Protection of Human Rights -- IX. The Effects of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and of the ECHR -- Bibliography
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10. Legislation and Legislative Procedures Between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission -- I. Toward the 'Better Regulation' -- II. The Growing Powers of the European Parliament as a Legislator -- III. The Ordinary Legislative Procedure -- IV. The Consultation Procedure -- V. The Issue of Delegation -- VI. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 11. Safeguarding Rights in EU Law Between the Commission and the Court of Justice -- I. The Defining Elements of the European Union's Legal System and the Role of the Judge -- II. The Features of Judicial Review and the Central Role of the Preliminary Ruling System -- III. The Relationship with the Legal Systems of the Member States -- IV. Effectiveness of the EU's Legal System -- V. The Protection of Fundamental Rights -- VI. The Commission's Role in Upholding Rights Before the EU Judge -- Bibliography -- PART III: THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE PEOPLE: RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES -- 12. Non-discrimination and Protection of Diversity and Minorities -- I. Non-discrimination in the Process of the Construction of the European Union -- II. The Dimensions of Non-discrimination -- III. The Religious Dimension of Non-discrimination -- Bibliography -- 13. The European Union: An Area for Freedom, Security and Justice -- I. A Historical Reconstruction -- II. Objectives and Characteristics -- III. The AFSJ Sectors -- IV. The Area of Freedom -- V. Conclusions: Progress and Perspectives -- Bibliography -- 14. Education and Training in Europe: Students and the Erasmus Programme -- I. From Erasmus to Erasmus+ -- II. Erasmus and Italy: The Protagonists and the Numbers -- III. The International Mobility of Erasmus+ -- IV. Erasmus Mobility for the School -- V. The Erasmus Stories -- VI. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 15. Tax Harmonisation -- I. Social and Fiscal Policies at the Early Stages of the European Union's Journey
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II. From Tax Harmonisation to Coordination -- III. Harmonisation, Tax Coordination and the Principle of Non-discrimination -- IV. OECD Proposals and the Stance of the G20 -- V. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Websites -- PART IV: THE EU ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION AND ACTIONS FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- 16. The Economic Governance of the Euro Area -- I. History and Economic Rationale -- II. Rules and Institutions of the Euro Area Economic Governance Framework -- III. The Political Economy of the Euro Area Governance Framework -- IV. Current Challenges and Future Avenues -- Bibliography -- 17. The European Central Bank -- I. Description of the Institution -- II. Monetary Policy -- III. A Stateless Currency -- IV. The Central Banks -- V. The ECB and the Treaty -- VI. History and its Lessons -- Bibliography and Websites -- 18. Fiscal Rules in the Economic and Monetary Union -- I. The Maastricht Setup -- II. In Practice -- III. Reform Proposals in the Current Framework -- IV. Moving Beyond the SGP -- V. Developing the Fiscal Framework Further -- VI. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 19. The Social Dimension of the European Market: Between Tradition and Challenges -- I. The Social Roots of the European Economy -- II. The Welfare State in the Trial of Globalisation -- III. The Ramifications of the 'Social Economy' -- IV. The Solidarity Measures in the European Union -- V. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 20. The European Regional Development Policies -- I. The Birth of European Development Policies -- II. The Delors Package -- III. The Policies in Action -- IV. Toward the Great Enlargement -- V. Controversies in the New Century -- VI. European Cohesion Policies in the First Years of the Third Millennium -- VII. A View and an Evaluation of the Whole -- Bibliography
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PART V: THE EU AND THE WORLD: COMPETITION WITHIN THE EU MARKET AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS (WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES) -- 21. Rules to Guarantee Free Competition -- I. The Raison D'être of EU Rules to Guarantee Free Competition -- II. The Competition -- III. EU Rules Protecting Free Competition -- IV. The Concept of Undertaking -- V. Prohibition of Agreements and Collusions Between Competitors -- VI. Abuse of a Dominant Position on the Market -- VII. Procedures for Investigating Anticompetitive Agreements and Abuses of a Dominant Position -- VIII. The Control of Concentrations Between Undertakings -- IX. Public Aid to Undertakings -- X. Procedures to Review Public Aid -- XI. The Points of Article 106 of the TFEU -- XII. Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- 22. The Common Commercial Policy: Efficiency and Legitimacy -- I. Legitimacy and Efficiency: Building a Common Commercial Policy -- II. The Future of the CCP -- III. The Risks for the CCP -- Bibliography -- PART VI: POLITICAL CHALLENGES AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION -- 23. Resisting European Integration: The Variegated Forms of Anti-EU Protest -- I. The Rejection of a European Polity -- II. European Politics: An Empty Space for the Eurosceptics -- III. The Growing Rejection of European Policies -- Bibliography -- Websites -- 24. The Union Facing Fractures, Centrifugal Thrusts and New Applications for Accession -- I. The EU Subject to Tensions Without Precedents -- II. The Question of Enlargement Reopened -- III. Lessons for the Future of the European Union -- IV. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- 25. The Democratic Deficit -- I. Deficit -- II. Democratic -- III. Electoral Deficit? The Parliament -- IV. Electoral Deficit? The Council -- V. Electoral Deficit? The Commission -- VI. The Voice of the Citizens -- VII. The Performance of the Institutions -- VIII. Finally: The Functioning of Democracy
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