The principle of free movement of goods is an essential dimension of European economic integration. However, European Union (EU) member countries insistently resort to the use of nontariff measures to protect their domestic markets from competition. This paper aims to highlight the potential...

“Quisiera hablarles hoy del drama de Europa (…) Entre losvencedores sólo se oye una babel de voces. Entre los vencidosno encontramos sino silencio y desesperación (…) Existe unremedio que, si fuese adoptado global y espontáneamente por lamayoría de pueblos de los numerosos países,...

The analytical approach taken here is innovative and original. While other studies have considered the EUu0092s periphery, such as Turkey and the Ukraine, in terms of European perceptions, as well as within the EU itself through the Eurobarometre, there is an absence of studies so distant from...

In sum, we can say that the 2003 CAP reform and the new support provide an opportunity to overcome some of the difficulties the CAP faces with. However, the wide range of national diversities (as a consequence of the newly introduced measures) threatens the principle of the single market, and...

The analysis of transatlantic EU – US relations constitutes a new field at the intersection of international relations and European integration studies. This essay discusses recent contributions to this debate emphasizing “soft” cultural and institutional factors rather than “hard”...