The European Union Explained: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact

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The European Union Explained 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 1 9/24/08 9:10:44 AM 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 2 9/24/08 9:10:44 AM The European Union Explained Indiana University Press Bloomington · Indianapolis Andreas Staab Institutions · Actors · Global Impact 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 3 9/24/08 9:10:44 AM This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2008 by Andreas Staab All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Staab, Andreas, dateThe European Union explained : institutions, actors, global impact / Andreas Staab.    p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-35233-0 (cloth) — ISBN 978-0-253-22018-9 (pbk.) 1. European Union. I. Title. JN30.S713 2008 341.242'2—dc22  2008013131 1 2 3 4 5 13 12 11 10 09 08 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 4 9/24/08 9:10:44 AM To Sophia and Luisa. Europeans by birth and maybe even by choice. 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 5 9/24/08 9:10:44 AM 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 6 9/24/08 9:10:44 AM ...