Hybrid launch of 'The Routledge Guide to the European Union (2nd edition)'

Introductory remarks and chair: Charles Grant, Director, Centre for European Reform

Speakers:
Ian Bond, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform
Mark Leonard, Director, European Council on Foreign Relations
Armida van Rij, Senior Research Fellow & Head, Europe Programme, Chatham House 

To launch the second edition of 'The Routledge Guide to the European Union', extensively revised and updated by Ian Bond.

The Routledge Guide to the European Union began life as 'The Economist Guide to the European Union'. Its original author, the late Dick Leonard, took it through many editions and its transformation into the Routledge Guide. The new edition covers the history of the EU, describes the institutions and how they function, sets out the EU's competences and how they have evolved, and finally discusses some of the key challenges that lie ahead of the EU. These include the possibility of further enlargement and closer political integration; threats to the rule of law; managing migration and social change; and ensuring that the EU can be secure and prosperous in a world of great power competition.

Dick's son, Mark, begins the event reflecting on his father's work on the earlier editions of the book. Armida, Ian and Mark then discuss the book, some of the challenges facing the EU in 2025, and how it might tackle them.

The book is available to purchase online here.