Understanding European Union Institutions

Understanding the institutions of the European Union is vital to understanding how it functions. This book provides students with a user-friendly introduction to the main institutions, and explains their different roles in the functioning and development of the European Union.

Key features:

introduces and explains the functions of all the main institutions dividing them into those that have a policy-making role, those that oversee and regulate, and those that operate in an advisory capacity

provides students with an overview of the history of the European Union and the development of its institutions and considers their continuing importance to the success of the European Union

clearly written by experienced and knowledgeable teachers of the subject

presented in a student friendly format, providing boxed concepts and summaries, guides to further reading, figures and flowcharts, and a glossary of terms.