The European Council

The European Council (not to be confused with the Council of the European Union, and certainly not with the Council of Europe) is, to all appearances, one of the most important institutions of the European Union – except that it is not formally an institution of the Union at all. Around this paradox has been written the latest volume in Harper's series explaining in detail the workings of the Union. The author, a Dutch journalist of great experience, has reported the majority of the Council's meetings since it was established in 1974 and has benefited from extensive interviews with European...