Thoroughly updated, this extensive reference resource provides in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union (EU): a comprehensive A – Z glossary of issues, countries, terms and personalities is followed by essays by expert contributors analysing issues confronting the EU and its institutions; EU energy policy in the context of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine; EU citizenship; EU migration and asylum policy; the EU’s social framework; and EU-Africa relations; in addition, comprehensive directory and statistical sections offer a full picture of the EU and its workings, comprising in the directory: Council of the European Union, European Council, European Commission, European External Action Service, European Parliament, European Court of Auditors, European Economic and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Investment Bank, European Central Bank, European Ombudsman, the EU's Other Agencies, Treaties, EU-Level Trade and Professional Associations; and in the statistical survey tables covering: Population, Labour, Health and Welfare, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Energy and Environment, Industry, Finance, National Accounts, Balance of Payments, External Trade, Transport, Communications, Tourism, Education.
Key Features:
- an up-to-date chronology of the EU from 1947 to present
- a comprehensive A-Z glossary section contains definitions and explanations of organizations, acronyms and terms, countries and personalities. Comprising some 1,000 entries, terms listed include: Brexit; the European Institute for Gender Equality; Next Generation EU; REPowerEU; and Team Europe
- articles written by experts on the EU provide an overview of its contemporary policies and activities
- a directory of principal names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail and internet addresses of all major EU institutions and their official bodies. This information is supplemented by summaries of important treaties, and details of EU-level trade and professional associations
- a statistical survey gives tables covering: population, employment, agriculture, energy and mining, industry, the environment, finance, trade, transport and communications, tourism, health and welfare, and education across the EU
This title will prove valuable to academic and public libraries, politicians and government agencies and the media, as well as to all those in need of accurate and reliable information on the EU.
Thoroughly updated, this extensive reference resource provides in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union (EU), including an extensive A – Z glossary, essays by expert contributors, comprehensive directory and statistical sections.
A- Z of the European Union. Essays on the European Union by expert
contributors. Directory of the European Union: Council of the European Union,
European Council, European Commission, European External Action Service
(EEAS,) European Parliament, European Court of Auditors, European Economic
and Social Committee, Committee of the Regions, European Investment Bank
(EIB), European Central Bank (ECB), European Ombudsman, The EU's Other
Agencies, Treaties, EU-Level Trade and Professional Associations. Statistical
Survey of the European Union: Population, Labour, Health and Welfare,
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing, Energy and Environment, Industry, Finance,
National Accounts, Balance of Payments, External Trade, Transport,
Communications, Tourism, Education.
Europa Publications regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and country-specific material provided by specialists in their field.
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