The euro area sovereign debt crisis has been the greatest threat to the euro since its
inception, but the consequences of the crisis go well beyond the realm of macroeconomics …

The EU has become increasingly involved in enforcing European Union (EU) law, including
directly vis-à-vis private actors.(Multilevel implementation) research has so far neglected the …

The importance of administration in the EU has been growing progressively together with
the development of EU competences and tasks in the internal market. From the original …

Preface e EU has gradually strengthened the democratic aspect of its policymaking through
a number of reforms. One important change came with the Lisbon treaty (entered into force …

ABSTRACT EU agencies are central components of the “hotspot” approach the EU's newly
developed border and asylum management mechanism in Greece and Italy amid the so …

Public organizations are subject to many kinds of control mechanisms and analysts worry
that they often suffer from an “accountability overload.” This article argues that such …

In Europe, the integration process has domesticated international relations, safeguarded
member-states' democracies, and enabled collective action and supranational problem …

The increased authority delegated to independent agencies raises questions about the
conditions of politically accountable governance, and specifically parliament's role as a …

Empirical studies have shown how some (semi-) independent agencies are intensely
scrutinised by various public account-holders, while others are overlooked. Such variations …

The introductory chapter provides a brief overview of the current political and operational
challenges faced by the European Union in internal security. We are confronted with an …