Title: The future of Europe /
Authors: Coffey, Peter.
Publisher: Elgar Pub.,
Year: 1995
Subjects: European Economic Community.; European Union; Treaty on European Union; European federation; Europe Politics and government
Abstract: "This provocative and thoughtful book critically examines the major issues facing Europe today and makes policy proposals for the future." "The Future of Europe focuses on the main policy areas where European leaders must take decisions over the coming years. The issues discussed include enlargement of the EC, policies for greater depth, economic and monetary policies, the prospect of a common foreign policy, defence policies and citizenship rights. The author, Peter Coffey, offers a considered assessment of the move towards European integration, praising the achievements but also expressing concern about the lack of democratic control in the EC and its inability to coordinate its economic, monetary and foreign policies. European union, he argues, must be a selective coming together - a Europe a la carte - if the rights of the individual are to be reconciled with the necessity of creating a common front in selected critically important areas."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: 1. An Historical Perspective: From Marshall Aid to the Single European Market -- 2. Earlier Attempts at Political Co-operation: Common Foreign and Security Policies -- 3. Attempts at Forming an Economic and Monetary Union -- 4. The Record of the Single European Market -- 5. The Treaty on European Union: Realities and Myths -- 6. The European Institutions: More or Less Democracy? -- 7. Enlargement and/or Greater Depth? -- 8. Policies for Eastern Europe -- 9. Present and Future Economic and Monetary Policies -- 10. A Common Foreign Policy? -- 11. The Military Dimension -- 12. The Social Policy Issue -- 13. The Rights of Citizens: European Citizenship, Migration and Related Issues -- 14. Conclusions: What the Future Might Bring -- Appendix 1 The Social Charter of the European Community -- Appendix 2 Opinion of the EC Commission on an 'Equitable Wage' -- Appendix 3 Joint EEC-EFTA Statement on the State of the Negotiations over the European Economic Area (EEA) -- Appendix 4 Current Membership of the Western European Union (WEU) -- Appendix 5 Freezing of the Composition of the ECU -- Appendix 6 Commission to hold Exchange of Views on Institutional Adjustments linked to Accession of EFTA Countries -- Descriptive Document by Council Presidency.