Who really participates in the European policy process? This study by a multinational team of experts examines the interplay between organized interests, member governments, and the European institutions to show that emerging patterns of European governance are starting to produce some policy outcomes that are different from those generated in national settings.

The Annual Review, produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2006/2007.

• Contains analytical articles on key political, economic and legal issues in the EU by leading experts, together with a keynote article on the EU's obsession with competitiveness by Colin Hay and a review article on the politics of legal integration by Lisa Conant.
  
• The most up-to-date and authoritative source of information...