Overview
This anthology provides an overview of the most important events which defined the relationship between the United States and the European Union during 1989-1996. It is a study of the US and the EU during the first seven years of post-communism, beginning with the break-up of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe, and demonstrates how the transatlantic partners reconceptualized their relationship after the collapse of Stalinism. Contents: Acknowledgments, Norman Levine; Preface, Norman Levine; PART ONE: The Geo-Political Framework; Transatlantic Relations in the Global Arena, Olufemi Babarinde; The U.S. Relationship with the E.U. and the hanging Europe, Stuart E. Eizenstat; EU-US: A European Parliament View of Future Economic Relations, Alan Donnelly; Europe in the Post-Masstricht Era: Implications for the U.S., Eckart Guth; Decisions for Europe: Fragile State of the Union, A Union of Fragile States, Simon Serfaty; PART TWO: The Single Currency; Towards Monetary Union in the European Union, Joly Dixon; Germany in the European Union, Carl Lankowski; Germany's Position on EMU; PART THREE: The Institutionalization of Trade; Transatlantic Business Relations, Monique Juliene; Strategic Alliances for Business, John Russell; The GATT Agreement: Impact on EU-US Trade, Ulrike Braun; Support for Reforming and Restructuring the Economics of Central Europe by International Organizations, Ullrich Kiermayr; PART FOUR: Social Policy; The EU White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness, and Employment, Ivor L. Roberts; Working-Time Policy in Europe, Reiner Hoffman and Giuseppe Fajertag; European Works Councils: A Step Towards Social Dialogue, Willy Bushcak; Appendix; List of Contributors. Co-published with the Institute for International Policy Press.
Synopsis
This anthology provides an overview of the most important events which defined the relationship between the United States and the European Union during 1989-1996. It is a study of the US and the EU during the first seven years of post-communism, beginning with the break-up of the Soviet Empire in Eastern Europe, and demonstrates how the transatlantic partners reconceptualized their relationship after the collapse of Stalinism.