This book examines the political, economic and social issues that are at the heart of the debate on the future of the European Union. Various experts address the questions of the role of the European Parliament and democratic control; the reform of the public sector; citizenship; crime and criminal justice; common foreign and security policy; East-West trade; the communications revolution; regional inequalities; unemployment; demographic change and health policy. Recommendations are made for the consideration of the current IGC.

List of Figures - List of Tables - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction - 1996: An Opportunity to Make Europe Relevant; W.David, MEP - Democracy and the European Union; M.Newman - Reinventing Government: The European Experience; T.Butcher - Citizenship in the European Union: The Post-Maastricht Scenario; D.Edye - Crime and Criminal Justice in the European Union; F.Heidensohn - The European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy Conundrum; J.Hanhimaki - East-West Trade; K.Heidensohn - Monetary Integration in the EU: Issues and Prospects; V.Lintner - The European Road to the Information Superhighway; C.Levy - Economic and Social Convergence in Europe: A More Equal Future?; V.Symes - Employment in the European Union; V.Symes - Ageing Populations in Europe: Demographic Trends and Policy Issues; J.Littlewood - Health Policy and the European Union; E.Randall - Europe and the 1996 IGC; J.Lodge - Index