The Franco-German Relationship in the Eu

ISBN-13: 9780415170659 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 208 str.

Douglas Webber

Opis

This text examines the Franco-German relationship in the EU in relation to different policy sectors. It assesses the nature and importance of the relationship for the policy process.

Spis treści

List of abreviations 1. Introduction Douglas Webber 2. Monetary Union: Economic competition and political negotiation Jonathan Story 3. France, Germany, the Intergovernmental Conference and Eastern enlargement Patrick McCarthy 4. Mastering Differences: The Franco-German alliance and the liberalisation of European electricity markets Susanne Schmidt 5. From high to low politics in Franco-German relations: The case of telecommunications Volker Schneider and Thierry Vedel 6. Integration with a spluttering engine: The Franco-German relationship in European research and technology policy Burkard Eberlein and Edgar Grande 7. Agricultural policy: the hard core Douglas Webber 8. An awkward alliance: France, Germany and social policy Martin Rhodes 9. Franco-German co-operation in foreign affairs, security and defence: A case study Amaya Bloch-Lainé 10. France, Germany and immigration policy: A paradoxical convergence Patrick Weil 11. Conclusion Douglas Webber

O autorze

Douglas Webber