The European Communities Encyclopedia and Directory, 1992

An accessible single-volume collection of information on the European Communities. The work includes a 100-page encyclopaedic section, consisting of clear, concise definitions vital for understanding the terminology which surrounds the Communities and Community policy. It features an A-Z glossary of European organizations, acronyms and terms and covers member states of and countries connected with the EEC and politicians and others who have contributed to the development of Community policy. A series of specially commissioned essays cover the political, economic, social and legal framework, the significance of 1992 and the external affairs of the Community. Complementing the encyclopaedic section, these informative essays provide a broad view of Community policy and activity. A statistical section produced in collaboration with the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities allows swift access to wide range of data. It covers a wide range of subjects including agriculture, transport, trade and employment. Statistics are provided for the EC as a whole and for the individual member states. An exhaustive directory section covers all the major Community organizations, providing valuable names, addresses and telephone and fax numbers of principal offices and their areas of work. Information provided includes: details of MEPs, their political groups and national parties; members of major committees; Permanent Missions to the European Communities; members of the Courts; Directorates-General and other Commission bodies. It provides the ideal basis for a Community mailing list. The four major sections are supplemented by: a section devoted to Community-wide industrial, trade, professional and consumer bodies, giving full titles of organizations, addresses, telephone, telex and fax numbers, principal officers, foundation dates and member organizations within the Communities; summaries of the main treaties setting up the European Communities; and a comprehensive list of specific measures involved in the implementation of the internal market, including adopted proposals and measures still awaiting approval.