DAVID ALLEN Senior Lecturer in European Studies, Loughborough University, UKESKO ANTOLA Jean Monnet Chair, European Studies, University of Turku, FinlandRIK COOLSAET Professor of International Relations, University of Ghent, BelgiumJOSE CORREIA Professor of International Relations, Lusiada University, LisbonMAGNUS EKENGREN Senior Lecturer, Swedish National Defence College, SwedenDUCO HELLEMA Professor in History of International Relations, University of Utrecht, The NetherlandsKNUD ERIK JØRGENSEN Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Aarhus, DenmarkIGNACIO MOLINA Lecturer in Political Science, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainMELANIE MORISSE-SCHILBACH Research Fellow, Dresden University of Technology, GermanyHANSPETER NEUHOLD Head of the Institute for International Law and International Relations, University of Vienna, AustriaELFRIEDE REGELSBERGER Research Fellow, Institut fur Europaische Politik, Bonn, GermanyFERNANDO RODRIGO Professor of International Relations, Autonomous University of Madrid, SpainBENGT SUNDELIUS Professor of Government, Upsala University, SwedenBEN TONRA Deputy Director, Dublin European Institute, University College Dublin, Republic of IrelandANN-SFIE VOET Research Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Ghent, BelgiumMARIO ZUCCONI Professor of International Relations, Centre for the Study of International Politics, Rome, Italy

'This is an indispensable book for the material it provides on both foreign ministries and national foreign policies. Most of the country-studies contain statistical details on the extent of national diplomatic services and the number of missions - data surprisingly difficult to put one's hands on quickly.' - Christopher Hill, London School of Economics and Political Science, International Affairs

• List of Tables and Figures Contributors Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Gatekeepers and Boundary Spanners: Thinking about Foreign Ministries in the European Union; B.Hocking The Evolving Role of Foreign Ministries in the European Union: The Conduct of European Affairs; D.Spence Austria; H.Neuhold Belgium; R.Coolsae t and A.Voet Denmark; K.E.Jørgensen Finland; E .Antola France; M.Morisse-Schilbach Germany; E.Regelsberger United Kingdom; D.Allen Ireland; B.Tonra Italy; M.Zucconi Netherlands; D.Hellema Portugal; J.Correia Spain; I.Molina and F.Rodrigo Sweden; B.Sundelius and M.Ekengren Conclusion; B.Hocking and D.Spence