The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union—its history, its politics, and its role today.
Is it a state? An empire? Is Europe ruled by Germany or by European bureaucrats? Does a single European economy exist after all these years of economic integration? And should the EU have been awarded the Nobel peace prize.
At the center of a seemingly never-ending crisis, the EU remains a black box, closed to public understanding.
For most of us today, "Europe" refers to the European Union.
The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union—its history, its politics, and its role today