Including specially commissioned articles and produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2019. * Written by leading experts in their respective fields covering a wide array of political, economic and legal issues * Includes Thomas Christiansen's Annual Lecture on the ability of the European institutional architecture to adapt in face of repeated crises * Other articles cover the appointment of the first woman president the European Commission, the complex relationship between media coverage and citizens' engagement with the EU, citizens' rights vis-à-vis the ongoing process of Brexit, the impact of national elections (especially Italy and France) on EU politics, and the 2019 European Parliament elections in key member state * Also an opportunity to reflect on the ten years since the Greek Crisis, the impact of austerity politics on the rise of anti-EU sentiments, the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy and finally the EU's role as a climate change actor * The Annual Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, scholars, students and researchers of European integration as well as for general readers who simply want to know more about the European Union and have a pluralism of voices