Coping with flexibility and legitimacy after Amsterdam

Recent titles from the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA):
Coping with flexibility and legitimacy after Amsterdam:
Negotiations on the new Treaty on European Union as ultimately adopted in Amsterdam have been strongly dominated by the prospect of enlargement and concern as to the continued viability of the Union itself: One of the central concepts which the Treaty has put forward to deal with the challenge of increasing diversity in the European Union is the principle of flexibility. The application of flexible options must, however, be accompanied by the creation of a workable institutional system and the provision of sufficient guarantees for the legitimacy of the Union.

This publication, which reflects the proceedings of a colloquium organised by EIPA deals with the issues of flexibility and legitimacy and how these have been addressed in the Treaty of Amsterdam. Besides a set of introductory papers by academics and representatives from the main EU Institutions, the book pays particular attention to the specific challenges posed by flexibility and legitimacy in each of the three pillars of the Treaty on European Union.

Boer, Monica den (ed., et al.)
Coping with flexibility and legitimacy after Amsterdam
Current European Issues
EIPA, 1998
ISBN: 90-6779-119-9
Price: 65.00 NLG