Since Maastricht, it has become clear that develpments with regard to integration are less certain. This work analyzes the prospects of the European Union in the aftermath of the Intergovermental Conference in 2000.

Introduction PART ONE: INSTITUTIONAL REFORM 1. The Council 2. The European Commission 3. The European Parliament 4. The European Court of Justice PART TWO: POLICY DEVELOPMENTS 5. European Monetary Union: One Money, One Europe? 6. The Paradox of Social Dimension 7. The Regions and Amsterdam: Whatever Happended to the Third Level? 8. An 'Area of Freedom, Justice and Security': Progress and Deficits in Justice and Home Affairs 9. Common Foreign and Security Policy and Defence: A Lost Opportunity? PART THREE: THE UNION AND ITS CITIZENS 10. The Place of the Citizen in the European Constitution. 11. Flexibility and Closer Cooperation: Evolution or Entrophy 12. Defining a Constitution for the European Union CONCLUSIONS