European Integration History – EC Library Guide: EU Publications
A selection of key publications1
(in chronological order)
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Forty years of access and preservation: Historical archives of the European Union
European University Institute, European University Institute, 2024.
Organised into thematic chapters, this catalogue explores diverse facets of European integration history.
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70 Years of EU law : a union for its citizens by
ISBN: 9789276534037Publication Date: 2022All major steps forward in the process of integration are reflected in acts of EU law. EU law characterises the past 70 years of the EU, from the ECSC to the EU of today. In those 70 years, the EU has transformed from an economic union to a union for its citizens. -
The History of the Committee of the Regions (1994-2019) 25 years of cities and regions furthering European integration. by
ISBN: 9789289510332Publication Date: 2020Created in 1994 following the signing of the Maastricht Treaty, the European Committee of the Regions is the EU's assembly of 350 regional and local representatives from all 28 Member States. Its mission is to involve regional and local authorities and the communities they represent in the EU's decision-making process and to inform them about EU policies.
A history of Europe in 6 projects by
ISBN: 9789286135620Publication Date: 2018This book tells one set of stories that show how the European Investment Bank (EIB) stood behind the key developments in Europe’s economy, responding to the changes in the continent and the Union.European Court of Auditors 1977-2017 : 40 years of public auditing. by
ISBN: 9789287243584Publication Date: 2017This publication has been produced to mark the 40th anniversary of the European Court of Auditors in October 2017.. This publication summarises, without being exhaustive, the main developments in the ECA since its establishment and brings them to life with interviews and new testimonials.The European Council and the Council of the EU through time : decision- and law-making in European integration. by
ISBN: 9789282452837Publication Date: 2016The European Council and the Council of the EU are two key players in the EU’s decision-making process. This booklet traces their origins and evolution through the EU treaties. It explores how they both played a decisive role in European integration and how their history reflects that of the EU as a whole: its policies and ambitions, its crises and progress.
La Commission européenne 1958-1972 : histoire et mémoires d'une institution by
ISBN: 9789279363443Publication Date: 2014Ouvrage réalisé à l'initiative de la Commission européenne avec la participation et les témoignages d'anciens fonctionnaires européens.
La Commission européenne 1973-1986 : histoire et mémoires d'une institution by
ISBN: 9789279289651Publication Date: 2014Ouvrage réalisé à l'initiative de la Commission européenne avec la participation et les témoignages d'anciens fonctionnaires européens.
La Commission européenne 1986-2000 : histoire et mémoires d'une institution by
ISBN: 978-92-76-07969-9Publication Date: 2014-
A Union of law: From Paris to Lisbon, tracing the treaties of the European Union
Council of the European Union: General Secretariat of the Council, Publications Office, 2012.
This brochure, which accompanies the poster "The Treaties of the European Union from Paris to Lisbon: 1951-2011", presents the history of European integration through the treaties, from the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community to the Treaty of Lisbon. The annex includes a timeline with details on each treaty.
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The treaties of the European Union – From Paris to Lisbon: 1951-2011
Council of the European Union, Council of the European Union, 2011.
This poster accompanies the brochure „A Union of law: From Paris to Lisbon, tracing the treaties of the European Union”.
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Building parliament : 50 years of European Parliament history : 1958-2008. by
ISBN: 9789282323687Publication Date: 2009This volume retraces the complex history of Europe’s parliamentary institution from 1958 to the present day. It analyses the composition, procedures, strategies and transformation of the European Parliament (EP), not to mention its limitations, dissecting the sometimes conflicting, sometimes collaborative relations between the Assembly and other bodies in the institutional triangle.
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