History of the European Union

The European Union celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2017 but celebrations were muted by Brexit and the growing sense of a crisis of identity. However as this seminal work shows the history and ambition of the European Union are considerable. Written by key stakeholders who between them acted as architects adjudicators and arbitrators of the project it presents the definitive history of the first two generations of the European Union. <br/><br/>This book revisits the birth and consolidation of the great project of a united Europe and the political institutional judicial and economical frameworks of the European Union: from the process towards integration to the advancements and the impasses in building a political union.