Including specially commissioned articles and produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2017. Written by leading experts in their respective fields covering a wide array of political, economic and legal issues Includes Simon Hix’s JCMS Annual Review lecture on the future of the UK-EU relationship after Brexit, and a critical perspective on different visions of Europe Discusses key electoral contests in the UK, France and Germany, the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, the EU’s economic governance and the impact of austerity, better regulation, developments in the refugee crisis, reporting on EU external affairs and a review of small member states in the Presidency The Annual Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, scholars, students and researchers of European integration as well as for general readers who simply want to know more about the European Union and have a pluralism of voices