Executive power in the European Union : law, practices, and the living constitution / [electronic resource] Deirdre Curtin. Curtin, Deirdre. Executive power European Union countries. Administrative law European Union countries. KJE5329 342.2406 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. The picture of Brussels-based bureaucrats exercising arbitrary executive powers is one of the favourite images conjured by Eurosceptics across the political spectrum. This book offers a richer understanding of the nature of the EU's powers, how they relate to national governments, and how they are controlled. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. 2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xxviii, 345 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199264087.001.0001 eng The collected courses of the Academy of European Law Collected courses of the Academy of European Law. European Union countries. European Union countries.