the annual review, produced in association with jcms: journal of common market studies, covers the key developments in the enlarged european union and its member states. it contains key analytical articles on political, economic and legal issues in the eu by leading experts, together with a keynote article on the eus obsession with competitiveness by colin hay and a review article on the politics of legal integration by lisa conant.the review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, lecturers and researchers of european integration, or for readers who are simply interested in the european union.