Table of Contents

Part 1 Why a new treaty?: the general dynamics of unification; the implications of the single market; the changing international context; pressure from the European Parliament; the perspective of enlargement. Part 2 Setting the agenda. Part 3 The conduct of the IGCs. Part 4 The substance of the negotiations: structure of the Treaty and federal objectives; economic and monetary union; common foreign and security policy; justice and home affairs; social policy; other extensions of community competence and the principle of subsidiarity; extension of qualified majority voting; the legislative powers of the European Parliament; the Parliament and the Commission; other powers of the Parliament; other institutional changes. Part 5 Ratification. Part 6 Initial follow-up. Appendices: chronological table of contents; glossary; tables of procedures resulting from the Maastricht Treaty; post-Maastricht deadlines; table of ratification procedures.