Maastricht and Beyond: Building a European Union

Andrew Duff · John Pinder · Roy Pryce

Sep 2002 · Routledge

About this ebook

Maastricht and Beyond is a critical assessment of the European Union brought into being by the Treaty of Maastricht. A team of experts provide a clear and thorough appraisal of the main provisions of the Treaty - including the three pillared structure of Economic and Monetary Union, common foreign and security policy and home affairs and justice - showing how these elements will change the function and eventually the character of the European Union. The book draws conclusions from the Maastricht process for the next reform of the Union in 1996, and it examines the practicalities of achieving a fully-fledged federal democracy, making proposals for a constitutional settlement.
Maastricht and Beyond will appeal to both informed generalists and to students and scholars who want a fresh approach to the stale arguments over Maastricht, who seek enlightenment over what the Treaty is for and who have the curiosity to look forward to 1996 and beyond.

About the author

Andrew Duff is, respectively, Director, Chairman and Senior Research Fellow of The Federal Trust, the UK member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. The Trust was established in 1945 to study the theory and practice of federalism. The principal focus of its work has been the European Community and the place of the United Kingdom within it.,
John Pinder is, respectively, Director, Chairman and Senior Research Fellow of The Federal Trust, the UK member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. The Trust was established in 1945 to study the theory and practice of federalism. The principal focus of its work has been the European Community and the place of the United Kingdom within it.,
Roy Pryce is, respectively, Director, Chairman and Senior Research Fellow of The Federal Trust, the UK member of the Trans-European Policy Studies Association. The Trust was established in 1945 to study the theory and practice of federalism. The principal focus of its work has been the European Community and the place of the United Kingdom within it.