Negotiating Flexibility in the European Union

Download or read book Negotiating Flexibility in the European Union written by A. Stubb and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-04-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander Stubb, a participant in the 1996-97 and 2000 Intergovernmental Conferences analyzes the evolution of flexible integration from the early 1970s to the present day and beyond. He focuses in the process of negotiations which led to the institutionalisation of flexibility in the Amsterdam and Nice Treaties. This book provides a valuable insider's view on historical decisionmaking in the European Union.