The European Union and the member states /

The European Union faces other major challenges, or rather a set of challenges. There is of course the financial "meltdown" of the recent recession and the subsequent need to bail out a number of countries, especially Greece. Pulling out of this downturn is an ongoing effort. At the same t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Zeff, Eleanor E., 1943- (Editor), Pirro, Ellen B. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2015]
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Political planning > European Union countries. European Union.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction / Eleanor E. Zeff and Ellen B. Pirro
2. What is the European Union? / John McCormick
3. Germany: architect of Europe / Carl Lankowski
4. France: adjustment to the Euro-system / Christian Deubner
5. Italy: the maze of domestic concerns / Federiga Bindi
6. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg: challenging European integration / Karen M. Anderson
7. The United Kingdom: reacting to crisis / Janet Mather
8. Ireland: cranky rebel or good soldier? / Richard B. Finnegan
9. Denmark: its European dilemma / Marlene Wind
10. Greece: austerity and EU influence / Nikolaos Zahariadis
11. Portugal and Spain: the limits of convergence / Sebastián Royo
12. Austria: broadly pro-European / Zdenek Kudrna
13. Sweden: a non-Euro member losing influence / Leif Johan Eliasson
14. Finland: an end to domestic consensus? / Tapio Raunio
15. Poland: a skillful player / Artur Gruszczak
16. Hungary: embracing Euro-skepticism / Tamas Novak
17. The Czech Republic: finding its way / Eleanor E. Zeff, Ellen B. Pirro, and Kieran Williams
18. Slovenia and Slovakia: a tale of two states / Peter Loedel
19. Cyprus and Malta: the impact of Europeanization / Roderick Pace
20. Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia: successful adaptation / Rene Buhr
21. Romania and Bulgaria: from laggards to exceptional cases / Natalia Cugleşan and Mihaela Herbel
22. Croatia: challenges after EU accession / Vuk Vukovic and Luka Orešković
23. The EU and the member states: concluding thoughts / Eleanor E. Zeff and Ellen B. Pirro.