When the Treaty of Lisbon went into effect in December 2009, the event seemed to mark the beginning of a longer phase of institutional consolidation for the EU.

Relying on internal sources, Wilfried Loth analyses the birth and subsequent development of the European Union, from the launch of the Council of Europe and the

The foundation of the European Union was one of the most important historical events in the second half of the 20th century. In order to fully appreciate the mo

In The Europe Illusion, Stuart Sweeney considers Britain’s relationships with France and Prussia-Germany since the map of Europe was redrawn at Westphalia in

The European integration project currently faces profound political, economic, legal, and societal challenges. These challenges seem increasingly to overburden