patently clear. These are eventful times, but the development of the EU has known
even more eventful times. On these earlier occasions, the Union survived and came
out of the tribulations with more integration rather than less. However, as we all
know, “past performance is no guarantee of future results.”
Recommended Literature
Barnard C (2013) The substantive law of the EU. The four freedoms, 4th edn. Oxford University
Press, Oxford
Craig P, De Burca G (2011) EU law text, cases and materials, 5th edn. Oxford University Press,
Oxford
Nugent N (2011) The government and politics of the European Union, 7th edn. Palgrave
MacMillan, New York
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