1st Edition

The Dynamics of European Union

Edited By Roy Pryce Copyright 1987
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

The Dynamics of European Union (1987) assesses the attempts by the members of the European Community to achieve European Union, culminating in the Single European Act of December 1985, in the context of the overall dynamics of the process of integration in western Europe since the 1950s. The opening chapter sets out an analytical framework focused on the propulsive elites seeking ‘an ever... Read more

Part 1. Introduction  1. The Search for an Ever Closer Union: A Framework for Analysis Roy Pryce and Wolfgang Wessels  Part 2. Phases of the Search  2. The Origins: Early Attempts and the Emergence of the Six (1945–52) Pierre Gerbet  3. The Project for a Political Community (1952–54) Rita Cardozo  4. The Treaties of Rome (1955–57) Hanns-Jürgen Küsters  5. In Search of Political Union: The Fouchet Plan Negotiations (1960–62) Pierre Gerbet  6. New Ambitions: From The Hague to Paris Summits (1969–72) Christian Franck  7. The Tindemans Report (1975–76) Jacques Vandamme  8. The Genscher-Colombo Plan and the ‘Solemn Declaration on European Union’ (1981–83) Gianni Bonvicini  9. The European Parliament’s Draft Treaty Establishing the European Union (1979–84) Otto Schmuck  10. The European Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Institutional Affairs (1984–85) Patrick Keatinge and Anna Murphy  11. The 1985 Intergovernmental Conference and the Single European Act Richard Corbett  Part 3. Conclusions  12. Past Experience and Lessons for the Future Roy Pryce

Biography

Roy Pryce