Table of Contents

Preface, by Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of LuxembourgAbout the authorIntroduction Acknowledgements Dramatis PersonaeA few words of explanation1. Tugging the purse strings: the battle for the budget2. Being there: the battle to get in the room 3. Legitimising Brussels: the battle to appoint4. Bringing the cow off the ice: the battle for a Statute for MEPs and internal reform 5. Taking over: the battle for legislative power 6. Who killed the European Commission? - the battle for accountability Some concluding remarks: the battles of the future Index

About the Author

Sir Julian Priestley was Secretary-Heneral of the European Parliament from 1997-2007.