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Tables 1.1 Minimalism vs. Maximalism 1.2 Concepts of European Integration 1.3 Summary of EU Treaties 1.4 The Single European Act (1986) 1.5 The Maastricht Treaty (1992) 1.6 The Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) 1.7 The Treaty of Nice (2001) 2.1 Chronology of Enlargement 2.2 Principles of Enlargement 2.3 The Copenhagen Criteria for Enlargement 3.1 The European Commission, 2004–2009 3.2 Directorates General and Services of the European Commission, 2004–2009 3.3 Powers of the European Commission 4.1 The European Council 4.2 Functions of the European Council 5.1 Configuration of the Council of Ministers 5.2 Qualified Majority Voting in the Council of Ministers 5.3 Powers of the Council of Ministers 6.1 The Rotation of the Presidency 7.1 Party Groupings in the European Parliament, 2004–2009 7.2 Allocation of Seats in the European Parliament 7.3 Legislative Procedures in the EU 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 17 9/24/08 9:10:45 AM xviii · Tables 8.1 The European Court of Justice 8.2 How Legal Cases Reach the ECJ 8.3 The Case of Van Gend En Loos (1963) 8.4 The Case of Costa vs. ENEL (1964) 8.5 The Case of Nold vs. Commission (1974) 8.6 The Case of SPUC vs. Grogan (1991) 9.1 The Comitology System 9.2 Who Controls the Commission? 9.3 Who Controls the European Council? 9.4 Who Controls the Council of Ministers? 10.1 Transposition Deficit of Single Market Legislation by Member State 10.2 Aims of the Lisbon Strategy 10.3 The Competition Policy 11.1 Financial Breakdown of the Cohesion Policy, 2007–2013 11.2 The EU’s Budget, 2007–2013 12.1 Objectives of the CAP 12.2 Pricing System of the CAP 12.3 Shortcomings of the CAP 12.4 Problems and Solutions for the CAP 12.5 Share of the Agricultural Sector’s Workforce 12.6 Key Attempts to Reform the CAP 12.7 Enlargement Expenditure, 2004–2006 13.1 The European Monetary System and the European Currency Unit 13.2 EMU’s Convergence Criteria 13.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of EMU 14.1 Citizenship as Defined by the Maastricht Treaty 14.2 Europol 15.1 Developments in the Common Foreign and Security Policy 15.2 Common Foreign and Security Policy: Objectives and Instruments 15.3 Responsibilities of the Rapid Reaction Force 16.1 Decision Making within the CCP 16.2 The Role of the European Commission (DG Trade) 16.3 Instruments of the CCP 16.4 The EU’s Leading Trade Partners in 2006 1-EUE FM (i-xviii).indd 18 9/24/08 9:10:45 AM ...

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