Defence date: 24 November 2001Examining board: Prof. Giuliano Amato, (Supervisor) External Professor, EUI ; Prof. Claus-Dieter Ehlermann, (co-supervisor) Part-time professor, EUI ; Prof. Christian Joerges, EUI ; Prof. Jonathan Faull, Université Libre de Bruxelles; Driector-General DG Press and Communication and Commission Spokesman ; Prof. François Souty, Associate Professor, Université de La Rochelle; Counsel for Multilateral Affairs, Conseil de la ConcurrencePDF of thesis uploaded from the Library digitised archive of EUI PhD theses completed between 2013 and 201