The European Commission and the future of Europe

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1249-1270

  Kassim, Hussein ^a   Dimitrakopoulos, Dionyssis G ^b  

^a University of London ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constitutional treaty; Convention on the future of Europe; European Commission; IGC; Institutionalism; Preference formation; Romano Prodi; Treaty reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 35649016167     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760701656445     Document Type: Article

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