The European Union celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2017, but celebrations were muted by Brexit and the growing sense of a crisis of identity. However, as this seminal work shows, the history and ambition of the European Union are considerable. Written by key stakeholders who, between them, acted as architects, adjudicators and arbitrators of the project, it presents the definitive history of the first two generations of the European Union. This book revisits the birth and consolidation of the great project of a united Europe and the political, institutional, judicial and economical frameworks of the European Union: from the process towards integration, to the advancements and the impasses in building a political union.

PART ICOMMON ROOTS AND SHARED VALUES1. Into the Future of a Common Past Giuseppe Galasso2. The Fundamental Goal of the European Project Giorgio Napolitano3. Freedom, Democracy, Rule of Law Giuliano Amato and Nicola Verola4. Competition and Solidarity in the European Construct Mario Monti5. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Marta Cartabia PART IITHE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM: BASIC PRINCIPLES, COMPETENCESAND RESPONSIBILITIES6. The Treaties that Created Europe Marise Cremona7. The Institutional Framework of the European Union Gian Luigi Tosato8. The Acquis: European Union Law and So Many Laws Jacques Ziller9. The Principle of the Primacy of EU Law Over the National Legal Systems of Member States Sergio M Carbone10. Legislation and Legislative Procedures Between the Parliament, the Council and the Commission Andrea Manzella11. Safeguarding Rights in EU Law Between the Commission and the Court of Justice Giuseppe Tesauro PART IIITHE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE PEOPLE: RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES12. Non-discrimination and Protection of Diversity and Minorities Marco Ventura13. The European Union: An Area for Freedom, Security and Justice Bruno Nascimbene14. Education and Training in Europe: Students and the Erasmus Programme Francesco Profumo and Giovanni Biondi15. Tax Harmonisation Franco Gallo PART IVTHE EU ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION AND ACTIONS FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT16. The Economic Governance of the Euro Area Marco Buti and Martin Larch17. The European Central Bank Lucrezia Reichlin18. Fiscal Rules in the Economic and Monetary Union Justine Feliu and Guntram B Wolff19. The Social Dimension of the European Market: Between Tradition and Challenges Vera Zamagni20. The European Regional Development Policies Gianfranco Viesti PART VTHE EU AND THE WORLD: COMPETITION WITHIN THE EU MARKET AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS (WITH NON-MEMBER COUNTRIES)21. Rules to Guarantee Free Competition Enzo Moavero-Milanesi22. The Common Commercial Policy: Efficiency and Legitimacy Pascal Lamy PART VIPOLITICAL CHALLENGES AND DISPUTES WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION23. Resisting European Integration: The Variegated Forms of Anti-EU Protest Yves Mény and Giorgio Mocavini24. The Union Facing Fractures, Centrifugal Th rusts and New Applications for Accession Sylvie Goulard25. The Democratic Deficit Gianfranco Pasquino26. Towards a New Constitutional Debate? Renaud Dehousse PART VIICONCLUSION27. The States' Upcoming Choice: Move Ahead All Together, Some Members Only or AloneJoseph HH Weiler and Johann Justus Vasel