1. Introduction.- Part I. Values and Principles.- 2. The Early Years of European Integration-German and Dutch Reactions to the Schuman-Plan.- 3. Schuman in Times of Upheaval.- 4. Better Regulation in the EU-a Process and Debate at the Core of Regional Integration.- Part II. Institutional Aspects.- 5. Informal Decision-Making in the EU: Assessing Trialogues in the Light of Deliberative Democracy.- 6. The Five Principles of European Political Communication.- 7. A Law and Economics Approach to the New EU Privacy Regulation: Analysing the European General Data Protection Regulation.- Part III. Policy Domains.- 8. The EU Economic Governance Framework and the Issue of Debt.- 9. Time to Shift Towards Shared-Burden Responsibility: A Review of the Syrian Mass Influx Migration.- 10. Energy Policy in European Union: Renewable Energy and the Risks of Subversion.