Some view the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, as one of the most innovative administrative bodies in the world, while others see it as a bureaucratic giant. This book does away with these superficial and simplified ideas. It shows how the Commission acts with other players as part of a balanced system of decision-making. Straightforward and accessible, it de-mystifies procedures, practices, and policies which, up until now, have been perceived by many as baffling and oblique.
Dr. Gerhard Sabathil is Director of the Representation of the European Commission to Germany, in Berlin.
Dr. Klemens Joos is Managing Director of the company EUTOP Group GmbH, specializing in the structural representation of the interests of private businesses and organisations vis-�-vis political and administrative decision-makers.
Bernd Kessler is Managing Director of the company EUTOP Berlin GmbH and Chairman of EUTOP Bruxelles S.A.