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The Slovak Presidency in the United Nations Security Council [PDF]

Societas et Iurisprudentia, 2015
The United Nations Security Council (hereinafter as the “UN Security Council”) has been the central body of the system of collective security which is a philosophical counterpart of the system of balance of power.
Kristián Blaškovič
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The Visegrád Group as a Vehicle for Promoting National Interests in the European Union: The Case of the Czech Republic

Politics in Central Europe, 2017
This contribution asks whether sub-regional integration projects such as the Visegrád Group may be understood as mechanisms for pursuing one Group member’s national interests while it stands at the European Union’s helm.
Neuman Marek
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spotlight europe 2010/06, June 2010: Spain and the end of European illusions [PDF]

, 2010
Spain was expecting its EU presidency of the EU Council to be a more pleasant experience. Looking back, these six months were totally dominated by the economic crisis, which put an abrupt end to a long boom period.
García Schmidt, Armando.
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

The EU Council Presidency: Billboard for the European Integration?

Czech Journal of International Relations, 2008
The EU Council Presidency is considered a very influential and suitable tool for domestic communication of European integration and its agenda. The article analyses the last ten EU Council Presidencies and their impact on public support to the key ...
Petr Kaniok
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Securitisation of State Security under the Second Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Stosunki Międzynarodowe
The process of constructing security in the conditions of contemporary international realities involves, among others, state entities, whose representatives (political elites) in their statements and documents have the opportunity to build the perception
Joanna Starzyk-Sulejewska, Anna Skolimowska   +1 more
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The Influence of the EU Council Presidency on National Coordination Mechanisms for European Agenda [PDF]

Romanian Journal of European Affairs, 2017
This article examines the degree to which holding the Presidency of the Council of the EU (Presidency) influences CEE countries’ national systems of European affairs coordination.
Johana Galušková
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PT-Portugal:Presidency of the Council of Ministers will advise the Government on media issues [PDF]

, 2015
"Published in IRIS Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory. IRIS 2015-6:1/31"The Portuguese Government will abolish the Office for Media (Gabinete para os Meios de Comunicação Social - GMCS) at the end of the year, as determined by Law
Sousa, Helena, Sousa, Mariana Lameiras
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Default Effect in ESG Investment: When a Recommendation Goes a Long Way

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Individual investors display a positive attitude toward ESG investments but typically fail to act upon it. We report results from a preregistered online experiment testing a default option on 1050 US investors examining the mechanisms driving the effectiveness of default options in promoting ESG investments.
Sai Sravanthi Ramadugula, R. Prasantha Kumar, Luc Meunier   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defying the Treaty: The Influence of the Polish and Lithuanian Council Presidencies on the Development of the Eastern Partnership. EU Diplomacy Paper No. 6, October 2014 [PDF]

, 2014
Many scholars now argue that the Treaty of Lisbon has removed the role and influence of the rotating Council Presidency in the domain of the European Union’s foreign affairs. This paper will, however, go beyond a superficial, treaty-based analysis of the
Kaznowski, Adam
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