Providing students with all the essential information required and a full definition of terms, this text is a companion to "European Politics Today", written by the same authors. It presents past events, prominent personalities, important dates, organizations and electoral information in an accessible, easy-to-read format. Split into five sections for ease of use, it has a dictionary of significant political events, a chronology of major events in Europe since 1945, a biographical dictionary, a dictionary of political organizations and electoral data. In addition to being a comprehensive reference tool, the book is also intended to provide a sound historical background to the development of Western European politics.