Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Theoretical Perspectives on European Integration and its Evolutionary Trajectory -- Chapter 3. The Institutions of the European Union and the Legislative Procedures -- Chapter 4. The Perception of 'Democratic Deficit' in the European Union -- Chapter 5. The Budget of the European Union and the Underpinning of Union’s Policies -- Chapter 6. The Common Agricultural Policy: Purpose, Evolution, and Future Projections -- Chapter 7. Regional Policy: Disparities, Development, and Future Direction -- Chapter 8. Economic and Monetary Policy: Origin, Evolution, and Current Challenges -- Chapter 9. Foreign and Defence Policy: Historical Developments and Contemporary Challenges -- Chapter 10. Social Policy: Evolution, Impact, and Current Challenges -- Chapter 11. Environmental Policy: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions -- Chapter 12. Migration Policy: Historical Progress, Current Status, and Future Directions -- Chapter 13. Overview: The European Integration, Volume I & Volume II.

This two-volume textbook teaches about the uniqueness and the difficulty of the European unification project. It describes, as clearly as possible, what Robert Schuman declared in 1950, that "... Europe will not be made all at once…". Navigating the nexus of four academic fields - political science, institutional analysis, economics, and history - the book serves as a reference work for accurate, exhaustive, and well-researched information on the creation and functioning of the European Union. Volume 2 provides a comprehensive overview of the European Union's institutions and policies, such as agricultural and fisheries policies, economic and monetary policy, environmental policy, foreign affairs and defence policy, social policy, competition policy, regional policy, as well as immigration and asylum policy. Supported by numerous photographs, diagrams, maps, and sources, the book will serve as an essential textbook for undergraduate and graduatestudents studying the subject of European integration, as well as a useful resource for a broader audience interested in the European integration process.