"European Union Encyclopedia And Directory 2026

Thoroughly updated this extensive reference resource provides in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union (EU): a comprehensive A – Z glossary of issues countries terms and personalities is followed by essays by expert contributors analysing issues confronting the EU and its institutions; EU energy policy in the context of the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine; EU citizenship; EU migration and asylum policy; the EU’s social framework; and EU-Africa relations; in addition comprehensive directory and statistical sections offer a full picture of the EU and its workings comprising in the directory: Council of the European Union European Council European Commission European External Action Service European Parliament European Court of Auditors European Economic and Social Committee Committee of the Regions European Investment Bank European Central Bank European Ombudsman the EU's Other Agencies Treaties EU-Level Trade and Professional Associations; and in the statistical survey tables covering: Population Labour Health and Welfare Agriculture Forestry and Fishing Energy and Environment Industry Finance National Accounts Balance of Payments External Trade Transport Communications Tourism Education. Key Features: an up-to-date chronology of the EU from 1947 to present a comprehensive A-Z glossary section contains definitions and explanations of organizations acronyms and terms countries and personalities. Comprising some 1 000 entries terms listed include: Brexit; the European Institute for Gender Equality; Next Generation EU; REPower EU; and Team Europe articles written by experts on the EU provide an overview of its contemporary policies and activities a directory of principal names addresses telephone numbers and e-mail and internet addresses of all major EU institutions and their official bodies. This information is supplemented by summaries of important treaties and details of EU-level trade and professional associations a statistical survey gives tables covering: population employment agriculture energy and mining industry the environment finance trade transport and communications tourism health and welfare and education across the EU This title will prove valuable to academic and public libraries politicians and government agencies and the media as well as to all those in need of accurate and reliable information on the EU. |European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2026