Negotiating flexibility in the European Union

"Alexander Stubb, a participant in the 1996-97 and 2000 Intergovernmental Conferences, analyses the evolution of flexible integration from the early 1970s to the present day and beyond. He focuses on the process of negotiations that led to the institutionalisation of flexibility in the Amsterdam and Nice Treaties. This book provides a valuable insider's view on historic decision-making in the European Union."--BOOK JACKET.