The Franco-German Relationship in the EU / Edition 1

by Douglas Webber

Overview

This book examines the Franco-German relationship in the EU in relation to different policy sectors. It assesses the nature and importance of the relationship for the policy process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415170659
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/08/1999
Series:	Routledge Research in European Public Policy , #7
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of abreviations 1. Introduction Douglas Webber 2. Monetary Union: Economic competition and political negotiation Jonathan Story 3. France, Germany, the Intergovernmental Conference and Eastern enlargement Patrick McCarthy 4. Mastering Differences: The Franco-German alliance and the liberalisation of European electricity markets Susanne Schmidt 5. From high to low politics in Franco-German relations: The case of telecommunications Volker Schneider and Thierry Vedel 6. Integration with a spluttering engine: The Franco-German relationship in European research and technology policy Burkard Eberlein and Edgar Grande 7. Agricultural policy: the hard core Douglas Webber 8. An awkward alliance: France, Germany and social policy Martin Rhodes 9. Franco-German co-operation in foreign affairs, security and defence: A case study Amaya Bloch-Lainé 10. France, Germany and immigration policy: A paradoxical convergence Patrick Weil 11. Conclusion Douglas Webber