This annual report contains information on research & technology, employment, education, & social policies in Europe. It covers in detail the functions & relations of the EU & other institutions, & includes coverage of developments in financing-budget drafts, revenue, & expenditures, along with a five-year financial perspective. Also included are reviews of external relations & community law activities.

The debate about the relationship between international and community law usually centres on the question of which of these two `belongs' to the other, and how `special' community legal order is in relation to international law. In this volume, a distinguished group of Finnish and British academics and practitioners break new ground by, instead of becoming mired in these questions, clearly examining the international law aspects of the activities of the Community and the Union. In doing so, they have elucidated points of connection and possible points of conflict. The result is a thought-provoking collection of essays which examines community law through the conceptual grid of international law, and thus enriches our understanding of the workings of both.