The European Union : an introduction /
Mark Corner.
- London ; New York : I. B. Tauris, c2014.
- 264 p. : ill. b&w ; 22 cm.
- Library of European studies ; 20 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. History -- 3. Anatomy -- 4. The single market -- 5. Agriculture and aquaculture -- 6. A Europe of regions -- 7. External relations -- 8. The greening of Europe? -- 9. Conclusion.
The EU is one of the most notoriously complex international organisations. It is the only supranational organisation where nation-states agree to share sovereignty in some areas but not in others. At the heart of the EU debate across Europe are two opposing groups: one aims to devolve more sovereignty to the EU, with the aim of creating a European 'super-state' and the other wishes to devolve less, effectively relegating the EU to a mere discussion forum.