Convention on the Future of Europe

The Convention on the Future of Europe expores issues of legitymacy and subsidiarity in the debate about the Futore of Europe. It looks at the assumptions behind the Constitutional Covention and its working methods as well as its implication for the reform process in the European Union. It also analyses the concept of subsidiarity both from the perspective of the division of powers and as a factor legitimising the political structures of Europe. Furthermore, the book provides an analysis of how the Constitutional Convention fits into the broader costitutionalisation process of the European Union. This Federal Trust series is essential reading for all practitioners and students of European Integration, as well as for national policy-makers, business and the media. Other titles include Andreas Maurer-'What next for the European Parliament'; David Coombes- 'Seven Theorems in Search of the European parliamnet; Roger Morgan and Michael Steed (eds)- ' Choice and represetation in the European Union'; Lord Plumb, carole Tongue and Florus Wijsenbeek - Shaping Europe: reflection of Three MEPs; and Martyn Bond (ed.)- ' Europe, Parliaments and the Media (forthcoming).The Convention on the Future of Europe expores issues of legitymacy and subsidiarity in the debate about the Futore of Europe. It looks at the assumptions behind the Constitutional Covention and its working methods as well as its implication for the reform process in the European Union. It also analyses the concept of subsidiarity both from the perspective of the division of powers and as a factor legitimising the political structures of Europe