Fit for the Future?: Reflections from Leiden on the Functioning of the EU

The Netherlands is once again at the helm of the EU in the spring of 2016. This volume brings together contributions on topics related to the Dutch Presidency Agenda 2016 from a number of scholars who are affiliated with Leiden University. Each of the authors reflects on elements and developments in EU law and policy that will be important to the EU agenda in the coming months from their own background or perspective. The volume offers unique contemporary, academic, and interdisciplinary insights on the functioning of the EU for national and European policy- and decision-makers. [Subject: Constitutional Law, Politics, International Relations, European Law]

Bernard Steunenberg is professor of Public Administration at Leiden University, coordinator of the Leiden University Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, and founding editor of Research and Politics.Wim Voermans is professor of constitutional and administrative law at Leiden University, director of the institute of Public Law at the Faculty of Law and president of the International Association for Legislation.Stefaan Van den Bogaert is professor of European law and director of the Europa Institute at Leiden University, Faculty of Law, and a member of the editorial board of the Common Market Law Review.