Governance and Security Issues of the European Union

1. Introduction
Jaap Zwaan, Martijn Lak, Abiola Makinwa, Piet Willems

Part I. Values and Principles

2. The Early Years of European Integration—German and Dutch Reactions to the Schuman Plan
Martijn Lak

3. Schuman in Times of Upheaval
Margriet Krijtenburg

4. Better Regulation in the EU—A Process and Debate at the Core of Regional Integration
Piet Willems

Part II. Institutional Aspects

5. Informal Decision-Making in the EU: Assessing Trialogues in the Light of Deliberative Democracy
Santino Lo Bianco

6. The Five Principles of European Political Communication
Chris Aalberts

7. A Law and Economics Approach to the New EU Privacy Regulation: Analysing the European General Data Protection Regulation
Elif Erdemoglu

Part III. Policy Domains

8. The EU Economic Governance Framework and the Issue of Debt
René Repasi

9. Time to Shift Towards Shared-Burden Responsibility: A Review of the Syrian Mass Influx Migration
Zahra Mousavi

10. Energy Policy in the European Union: Renewable Energy and the Risks of Subversion
Helen Kopnina

11. European Framework Agreements at Company Level and the EU 2020 Strategy
Stefania Marassi

Part IV. European Criminal Law

12. A Balanced Package: Fighting Money Laundering with the 4th European Directive
Peter Steenwijk

13. Harmonising Criminal Laws and EU’s Significant Bankers: First Use of Article 83(2) TFEU, Rights of the Accused and Learning Organisations
Ernst E. van Bemmelen van Gent

14. Corruption and Security: The Role of Negotiated Settlements
Abiola Makinwa

Part V. External Relations

15. Taking Stock of the “Common” in the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy
Moritz Pieper

16. Will Sleeping Beauty Wake up? Proposals for a New EU Global Strategy on CFDP
Geor Hintzen

17. Up Towards a Coherent and Inclusive EU Policy on Natural Resources: Treaty Amendment Proposals
Chris Koppe

Part VI. The Future of EU Co-operation

18. Flexibility, Differentiation and Simplification in the European Union: Remedies for the Future?
Jaap Zwaan

Avainsanat: Law, European Law, Human Rights, International Criminal Law, European Politics, European Union Politics