Europe — Toward 2001

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 1-38

3. The Political and Institutional Dimensions

   1. The Background to Institutional Reform

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 39-56

   2. The Regional Dimension

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 57-73

4. The Economic Dimension

   1. Competition versus Monopoly

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 75-92

   2. Reforming Agriculture

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 93-107

   3. Europe’s Economic Position in the World

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 109-125

5. An Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)

   1. The Feasibility of an EMU

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 127-139

   2. Strategies for an EMU

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 141-150

6. Justice, Rights of Citizens and Social Policy

   1. Justice in the Letter and the Spirit: Accessibility to the Courts

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 151-159

   2. The Schengen Agreement

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 161-171

   3. Migration

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 173-177

   4. Welfare and Worker Representation

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 179-187

7. The Military Dimension

   1. Existing Military Arrangements

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 189-193

   2. Possible Future Military Options

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 195-202

8. A Common Foreign Policy

   1. Present Foreign Policy Arrangements & Weapons

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 203-216

   2. Policies for Central and Eastern Europe

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 217-229

   3. A Unified or an À La Carte Foreign Policy?

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 231-239

9. The Intergovernmental Conference of 1996

   1. The National Proposals

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 241-273

   2. The Proposals and Observations of the Institutions

      • Peter Coffey

      Pages 275-301

THEBACKGROUND Why a book on Europe - Toward the Year 200l? There are two principal reasons why a European should embark upon such a hazardous enterprise. First, when the Treaty on European Union (popularly known as the Maastricht Treaty, and, hereafter referred to as the Treaty in this introduction) was signed in February 1992, it was agreed that the heads of government of the EU Member States would assemble, in 1996, to examine its workings. This meeting will be known as the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC). Second, by the end of the century, it is certain that arrangements will have been made for the admission of some countries of Central and Eastern Europe into the European Union (EU). Consequently, even with or without the holding of the IGC, it will be urgently necessary to reform some of the Community's policies - notably the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the structural poliCies which are linked, for example, 2 Europe - Toward 2001 with the Regional and Social Funds - before these countries become members. Failure to do this could result in bankruptcy for the EU. Of almost equal importance is the reform of the institutions and the actual workings of the Community. Already with 12 Member States, it was difficult enough to manage things on a daily basis. Now, as more countries join the Union, things could literally grind to a stop. Thus, changes in this area are indispensable.

• community
• competition
• Eastern Europe
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• Institution
• migration
• monetary union
• Nation
• social policy
• weapons

`Peter Coffey ... writes an interesting work ... critically examining and making his own proposals for long-term European Union policies.'
European Library, 6876:248 (December 1996)

• University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, USA

  Peter Coffey

Peter Coffey, a British national was until recently, Head of the Economics section at the Europa Instituut, University of Amsterdam. Presently he is Holder of the recently created U.S. West Chair at the Graduate School at the College of St. Thomas, Minnesota, USA. He has published many works on European and international economic and monetary problems. Professor Coffey, who speaks seven languages, has lectured in most countries of the EC, as well as in many other parts of the world.

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