- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Historical and Cultural Concept of Europe as a Unity
- 2.1. Why did Anyone ever Think of Europe as a Separate Continent?
- 2.2. The European Civilisation
- 2.3. The Unity of Europe
- 2.4. Defining European Identity
- 3. The Development of European Economic Integration
- 3.1. Building a European Economic Community
- 3.2. Problems of European Integration
- 4. European Cultural Convergence
- 5. The Challenge of a Common European Social Policy
- 5.1. Industrial Relations in the EU
- 5.2. European Social Fund and Social Charter
- 5.3. Public Pensions and Health Care in the EU
- 5.4. The Swedish Model. A Social Model for Europe?
- 6. Does the EU Need a New Welfare Model?
- 7. The Challenge of a “Borderless World” for Europe
- 8. The EU Budget: The Distribution of Funds
- 9. The “Old” and the “New” Europe
- 9.1. The EU Enlargements 2004/2007 and their Impact on EU Integration
- 9.2. The Present State of European Integration & the State of European Nations
- 10. The Economic versus the Social Aspects in European States and in the European Union
- 11. The European Model of Society
- 11.1. Small versus Big States
- 12. Dealing with Discontent and Democratic Deficit
- 13. What do Europeans think about the EU?
- 14. The Attitude of Austrian Professionals to the EU. An Analysis of Qualitative Interviews
- 15. Conclusion
- 16. Bibliography
- 17. References
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