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This is the seventh volume in the highly influential State of the European Union series, produced under the auspices of the European Union Studies Association. This volume provides major new insights on both the recent evolution of the EU and its future developmental trajectory, and maps European trends against American policies and institutions.

This volume provides new insights on both the recent evolution of the EU and its future developmental trajectory, and maps European trends against American policies and institutions.

The Committee's report examines the work programme for the European Commission which sets out legislative and non-legislative proposals for 2006 relating to areas of prosperity, solidarity, security and external relations, together with the main objectives of the European Council's work programme for 2006. The report clears both documents for scrutiny by the relevant Departmental Select Committees.

European Commission's annual policy Strategy 2008 : Thirty-second report of session 2006-07, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence

European Commissions annual policy strategy For 2006 : Third report of session 2005-06, report, together with formal Minutes

Despite a long history of program engagement, the Fund has not developed guidance on program design in members of currency unions. The Fund has engaged with members of the four currency unions—the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, the European Monetary Union, and the West African Economic and Monetary Union—under Fund-supported programs. In some cases, union-wide institutions supported their members in undertaking adjustment under Fund-supported programs. As such, several programs incorporated—on an ad hoc basis—critical policy actions that union members had delegated. Providing general guidance on program design for members in a currency union context would fill a gap in Fund policy and help ensure consistent, transparent, and evenhanded treatment across Fund-supported programs. This paper considers two options on when and how the Fund should seek policy assurances from union-level institutions in programs of currency union members. Option 1 would involve amending the Conditionality Guidelines, which would allow the use of standard conditionality tools with respect to actions by union-level institutions. Option 2—which staff prefers—proposes formalizing current practices and providing general guidance regarding principles and modalities on policy assurances from union-level institutions in support of members’ adjustment programs. Neither option would infringe upon the independence (or legally-provided autonomy) of union-level institutions, since the institutions would decide what measures or policy actions to take—just as any independent central bank or monetary authority does, for example, in non-CU members.

Negotiations are underway to agree the details of the European Union budget for the period of 2007 to 2013 (known as the Financial Perspective), covering the newly enlarged EU of 25 member states. Further enlargement is likely, with Bulgaria and Romania due to join in 2007 and the possible accession of Croatia and Turkey being considered. The Committee's report considers a range of issues in relation to the current budget debate, including the merits of the Commission's proposals within the framework of recent and future EU enlargement; the Common Agricultural Policy; Structural and Cohesion Funds; the Lisbon Agenda; other spending categories; the functioning of the 'Own Resources' and a EU tax; UK abatement and the Commission's proposal for a Generalised Corrective Mechanism. Conclusions reached include support for the UK Government's insistence that the UK rebate is non-negotiable, given the inadequate reforms of the CAP; however, if real reform of the budget was offered, then the UK Government should be prepared to negotiate. Structural funds should be focused on the 10 new member states, as well as the two applicant countries of Romania and Bulgaria, with the phasing out of EU regional development funds for all 'old' member states with the exception of Greece and Portugal.

What will happen to the EU in the wake of enlargement? What are the institutional and policy-making changes in light of enlargement? This text deals with the theoretical, conceptual and historical processes that led to European Union enlargement.

Greece, Iceland and Ireland.

On cover: European Programme of National Cultural Policy Reviews/Culture

A 1989 collection of ten essays, originally published in 1989, by leading scholars of the time, written from an economic standpoint.

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The State of the European Union Vol. 7

The State of the European Union Vol. 7

With US Or Against US?

With US Or Against US?

The Commission's and Council's Programmes for 2006

The Commission's and Council's Programmes for 2006

The European Commission's annual policy strategy 2008

The European Commission's annual policy strategy 2008

The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2006

The European Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2006

Program Design in Currency Unions

Program Design in Currency Unions

Future Financing of the European Union

Future Financing of the European Union

The European Union in the Wake of Eastern Enlargement

The European Union in the Wake of Eastern Enlargement

European Social Charter

European Social Charter

Cultural Policy in Estonia

Cultural Policy in Estonia

Planned Economies

Planned Economies

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