Reconstruction, reconciliation, and integration, 1945-1957 -- Uncertain terrain, 1958-1972 -- A community in flux, 1973-1984 -- From European Community to European Union, 1985-1992 -- The emergent European Union, 1993-1999 -- The unsettled European Union, 2000-2010 -- The commission -- The...

The tragedy of Europe / Winston S. Churchill -- The Schuman Declaration / Robert Schuman -- Preambles to the Treaties of Rome -- A ferment of change / Jean Monnet -- A concert of European states / Charles de Gaulle -- Preamble to the Single European Act -- A family of nations / Margaret Thatcher...

This paper discusses macroeconomic and monetary policy-making at the European Commission, covering the period from the Rome Treaties to the Hague Summit. It is based on an analysis of public documents, archival research and interviews with former policy-makers. The paper starts with an overview...