Is 'Brussels' the remote and insensitive bureaucracy of popular mythology? The 'civil service' of the European Union is little known: this book provides an accessible account of its structures and their evolution; the administrative traditions on which they draw; and the selection, training and careers, lifestyle, and ethos of EU officials.

'It is about time someone wrote this book...The Stevenses examine the history of the Communities which produced the administrative model which Brussels has been stuck with for four decades, take a dispassionate look at the administration's strange forms of admission and promotion, and provide the definitive pay-and-conditions guide.' - European Voice

The Structure and Resources of the European Union
History and Models
A Law-based System of Administration
Getting In
Getting On
A Unique Administration
Roles, Tasks and Functions
Organisation, Hierarchies and Management
Conflict and Co-ordination
Political-Administrative Relationships
Conclusion

ANNE STEVENS is Professor of European Studies, Aston University. She is author of The Government and Politics of France and editor (with Richard Sakwa) of Contemporary Europe.

HANDLEY STEVENS is Research Associate at the London School of Economics and Political Science.