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"The last edition of this book was of immense help to me in reaching the centre of the European maze, and this edition already tops my pile of bedside guides" Peter Mandelson, EU Trade Commissioner, in the foreword to the new edition.
"the third, completely revised and significantly larger edition of this authoritative guide... Essential reading for everyone who is not working in the inner sanctum to better understand how this major institution works and is structured." Agence Europe, European Library No. 704
Published in May 2006, this is the complete guide to how the Commission works. Individual chapters by leading experts from the Commission and academia cover every aspect of how the Commission is organised, its internal rules and procedures and its relations with the other EU institutions and broader international community.
The European Commission, 3rd edition
ISBN 978-09543811-8-9.
Telephone orders Turpin Distribution Services: Telephone 0044 1767 604 951 (01767 604 951 in the UK). Major credit cards accepted. Book will cost €35 including standard postal delivery to any EU member state; outside Europe you will be charged €8 for delivery. Price in UK is £23 including delivery.
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David Spence, the editor, is Political Counsellor at the European Commission's Delegation to the International Organisations in Geneva.
Individual chapters are as follows
Foreword, by Peter Mandelson
Introduction: The European Commission in Perspective, by Geoffrey Edwards
Chap. 1 The President, the College and the Cabinets, by David Spence
Chap. 2 The Secretariat General, by Hussein Kassim
with personal views by (i) David Williamson, (ii) Carlo Trojan, and (iii) David O'Sullivan
Chap. 3 The Commission and the Law, by John Usher
Chap. 4 The DGs and the Services: structures, functions and procedures, by David Spence
Chap. 5 The Commission and Agencies, by Martijn Groenleer
Chap. 6 Staff and Personnel Policy, by David Spence and Anne Stevens
Chap. 7 The Commission and the Council, by Udo Diedrichs and Wolfgang Wessels
Chap. 8 The Commission, Policy Management and Comitology, by Robin Pedler with Kieran Bradley
Chap. 9 The Commission and the Parliament, by Martin Westlake
Chap. 10 The Commission and the Lobby, by Sonia Mazey and Jeremy Richardson
Chap. 11 The Commission, Justice and Home Affairs, by Richard Lewis and David Spence
Chap. 12 The Commission and External Relations, by Michael Smith
Chap. 13 The Commission and European Political Cooperation, by Simon Nuttall and David Spence
Chap. 14 The Commission and the Common Foreign and Security Policy, David Spence
Chap. 15 The Commission's External Service, by David Spence
Chap. 16 The Commission and Intergovernmental Conferences, by Mark Gray
Chap. 17 The Internal Reform of the Commission, by Anne and Handley Stevens
Chap. 18 The Commission and Crisis Management, by Arjen Boin, Magnus Ekengren and Mark Rhinard
Chap. 19 Where does the Commission Stand Today?, by John Peterson
Annexes
Bibliography
Index
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