The Annual Review, produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2012. * Includes a keynote contribution by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, alongside specially commissioned articles by Gerda Falkner, Paul de Grauwe & Yuemei Ji, Christian Lequesne and Iveta Radicová * Contains analytical articles and keynote contributions written by leading experts in their respective fields covering political, economic and legal issues * The most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union * Includes an invaluable guide to EU documents and publications - and the various websites of the EU - together with a chronology of key events