Updated annually, this new title written by a former European Commission adviser provides a comprehensive overview of the latest economic, political and legislative developments in each EU policy area. Clear and systematic in its approach, the book guides the reader through the maze of European Union policies and explains the European institutions, their functions, EU measures, legal provisions and economic programs.
This seventeenth edition contains over 2,500 exact references to key Community legal texts and more than 300 bibliographic references. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how European policy shapes economic, business and social life.
Nicholas Moussis is a graduate in law and political science, a Ph. D in international economic relations of the University of Denver, Colorado, and a Visiting Professor at the School of Law, Emory University, Atlanta. Working in the European Commission (EC) between 1967 and 2000, he has exercised various functions, which have brought him into contact with the many facets of European integration.