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Introduction -- Part I: Background. The Rise of the Celtic Tiger. -- Part II: The Lure of Free Markets. Ideology and Financial Innovation ; Asset Bubbles and Financial Crises. -- Part III: The Build up to the Irish Crisis. The Banks and the Property Bubble ; The Failure of Irish and European Regulation ; The Makings of the Fiscal Crisis ; The Climate of Public Opinion: Politicians, Economists, and the Media. -- Part IV: The Crash. The Storm Clouds Gather ; The Bank Guarantee of End: September 2008 ; From the Guarantee to the Bail Out. -- Part V: After the Crash. What of the Future? ; Conclusions.

La 4e de couverture indique : "Cet ouvrage fournit aux lecteurs les clés de lecture pour saisir la façon dont sont adoptées les décisions au niveau de l'Union européenne, et appréhender au mieux un système institutionnel difficile à saisir car très mouvant. L'ouvrage est à jour des plus récents développements et traite de sujets souvent négligés, comme la montée en puissance des agences européennes ou le fonctionnement de la comitologie. Il met l'accent sur le fonctionnement pratique des institutions et propose de nombreux encadrés, graphiques et tableaux. Il s'appuie sur la double culture de son auteur, à la fois académique et professionnelle des affaires européennes. Il repose enfin sur un cours magistral dispensé depuis plusieurs années au campus du Havre de Sciences Po Paris et a été nourri des très nombreuses remarques et questions des étudiants

The author analyzes EU's response to the ongoing economic crisis, focusing on the problem of legislative and institutional fragmentation. She argues that the authoritarian crisis management – fueled by "crisis" discourse - subverted democratic accountability by its reliance on executive discretion and intergovernmentalism. Through an analysis of European Court of Justice's case law as well as a close look at the exact workings and implications of European Central Bank's ultra vires actions, she shows how Lisbon Treaty was sacrificed to the exigency of creating an Ersatz Union law more pliable to the immediate concerns of reforming the EMU. She holds that the intergovernmental instruments not only "unconstitutionally" requisitioned the involvement of EU institutions, but also established a political administration unresponsive to democratic accountability, damaging the legitimacy of the Union. The resulting subjugation of the political and social constitution to economic conditions threatens an abdication of law and undermines the integrity of the Union legal order. ; Autorica analizira odgovor Europske unije na još uvijek aktualnu ekonomsku krizu, usredotočujući se na problem zakonodavne i institucionalne fragmentacije. Tvrdi da autoritarno upravljanje krizom – poticano rječnikom "stanja nužde" – podriva demokratsku odgovornost svojim oslanjanjem na izvršnu diskreciju i intergovernmentalizam. Kroz analizu jurisprudencije Suda Europske unije i uz pogled izbliza na točno funkcioniranje i implikacije ultra vires djelovanja Europske središnje banke, pokazuje kako je Lisabonski ugovor žrtvovan u ime nužde stvaranja Ersatz prava Unije, koje bolje odgovara neposrednim potrebama reformiranja Ekonomske i monetarne unije. Drži da su intergovernmentalni instrumenti ne samo "protuustavno" rekvirirali sudjelovanje institucija EU, već i da su naštetili legitimitetu Unije uspostavivši političku upravu netaknutu zahtjevima demokratske odgovornosti. Posljedično podčinjavanje političkog i socijalnog ustava onom ekonomskom dovodi do abdikacije prava i podrivanja integriteta pravnog poretka Unije.

What forces underpin the European Union, hold it together and drive it forward? Middelaar provides a gripping account of the realities of power politics among European states and between their leaders, capturing the dynamics and tensions shaping the European Union from its origins until today.

U članku se analiziraju institucionalni aranžmani euromediteranskih politika, koji se mogu opisati kao proces euromediteranizacije, pri čemu se ključni elementi analize zadržavaju na pitanju interguvernmentalne, regionalne i vanjske politike Europske unije. Uočavajući razlike u klasificiranju utjecaja europeizacije te mogućeg tematiziranja jednog aspekta euromediteranskih politika i procesa euromediteranizacije kao procesa europeizacije, rad se bavi pitanjem diplomacije kolosijeka, uspješnosti euromediteranskih politika i, posebno, istražuje primjer komplementarne uloge nevladinih organizacija u kreiranju uspješnih euromediteranskih politika. Analiza pokazuje da su pristup Procesa iz Barcelone i institucionalna izgradnja Unije za Mediteran u velikoj mjeri ostali bez željenih učinaka te da su navedene institucionalne metamorfoze ostale samo na superficijalnoj interguvernmentalnoj razini. ; The paper analyses the institutional arrangements of Euro-Mediterranean policies, which can be described by the process of Euro-Mediterraneanization, and in doing so the key elements of the analysis dwell on the issue of the intergovernmental, regional and foreign policies of the European Union. By recognizing the differences in different classification of the impact of Europeanization, and a possible study of one aspect of Euro-Mediterranean policies and the process of Euro-Mediterraneanization as a process of Europeanization, the paper deals with the issue of track diplomacy, the success of Euro-Mediterranean policies and, in particular, examines an example of the complementary role of non-governmental organizations in the making of successful Euro-Mediterranean policies. The analysis shows that the approach of the Barcelona Process and the institutional construction of the Union for the Mediterranean have been largely left without the desired effects, as well as that the specified institutional metamorphoses have remained only at the superficial intergovernmental level.

This A-Z guide explains the key concepts and institutions linked to the European Union, along with brief biographies of the leading figures related to the foundation and development of the EU. This will allow students to link some of the theoretical concepts with the people who introduced them. The book is useful in discerning between the British and European Parliaments - students often confuse many of the concepts of the EU with those of the British Government, and the definitions in this Glossary will demonstrate that the bodies have differing roles to play in many aspects of their existence. Key Features Explains difficult concepts in straightforward language Highlights related terms to facilitate easy access to additional material Includes biographies of key figures, both historical and contemporary, enabling readers to link names to concepts