This book shows that the executive branch of government has added a supranational level, namely the European Commission, that increasingly seems to operate independently from national governments. Case studies illuminate how a genuine Union administration might evolve.

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Europe's Executive Branch of Government in the Melting Pot: An Overview; M.Egeberg The Institutional Architecture of the EU and the Transformation of European Politics; M.Egeberg Balancing Autonomy and Accountability: Enduring Tensions in the European Commission's Development; M.Egeberg The College of Commissioners: Executive Politics as Usual?; M.Egeberg EU Committee Governance Between Intergovernmental and Union Administration; M.Egeberg, G.F.Schaefer & J.Trondal Towards a Multilevel Union Administration? The Decentralization of EU Competition Policy; O.Stole Administering Information: Eurostat and Statistical Integration; U.Sverdrup National Regulators Between Union and Governments: A Study of the EU's Environmental Policy Network IMPEL; M.Martens The European Commission and the Integration of Good Safety Policies Across Levels; T.Ugland & F.Veggeland National Limits to Transnational Networking? The Case of the Danish IT and Telecom Agency; G.H.Norgard Transnational Networks Meet National Hierarchies: The Cases of the Italian Competition and Environment Administrations; D.Barbieri Conclusion; M.Egeberg Bibliography Index