THE ULTIMATE EU HANDBOOK

The Ultimate EU Handbook is a comprehensive 500-page guide to the EU institutions and other bodies, their history, what they do, and how they do it.

Designed by the team behind The Ultimate EU Test Book, the Handbook is packed with easy-to-follow quick summaries, reminders of key points, tables, figures, maps, and photos. It also includes many step-by-step examples of the EU in action, in areas ranging from trade and the digital economy to global engagement and climate change.

The Ultimate EU Handbook has been created for:
. Candidates in EPSO and internal selection competitions, where EU knowledge is of ever-increasing importance
. Students and young professionals looking to work in the "Brussels bucademic, MBA and training courses on EU institutions and decision-making
. EU officials engaged in legislative procedures
. National and regional government officials involved in EU legislation
. NGOs, federations and busineith the EU institutions

The complexities of the EU can be bewildering. This book will be your reliable companion to understanding and navigating them.

CONTENTS

1. History of the European Union
2. The European Commission
3. The Council of the European Union & the European Council
4. The European Parliament
5. The Court of Justice of the EU
6. The Ordinary Legislative Procedure
7. Special Legislative Procedures
8. Comitology (Delegated & Implementing Acts)
9. The European External Action Service
10. Other Institutions and Bodies
11.EU Agencies
12. Annex: Additional Topics