The new edition of this textbook is more concise and easier to read ensuring rapid knowledge acquisition It describes the decisions currently facing the EU and clearly explains both fundamental issues and specialized topics making complex economic interconnections understandable It explains why the EU cannot remain the same if it hopes to improve its resolution of economic crises and political problems Considers current issues such as the eurozone crisis Grexit and Brexit A clear presentation of fundamentals and specialized topics in the politics and economics of the EU Provides understandable explanations of complex economic interconnections