Abstract The main goal of the article is to establish how a small country, Slovenia, promoted its national interests when it held the Presidency of the Council of the EU, how this experience fits into the theory of small states and what lessons can be drawn for other small states. Based on a questionnaire administered to key Slovenian actors in the
Svetličič, Marjan, Cerjak, Kira
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Towards Effective and Accountable Leadership of the Union- Options and Guidelines for reform (part two) [PDF]
The success of the Convention on the future of the EU will to a great extent depend upon on its answers to the institutional questions. Among these questions, the issue of EU leadership plays a crucial role.
Wouter Coussens, Ben Crum
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Key Results from Science Europe and Global Research Council Surveys. Survey report [PDF]
"Open Access Publishing Policies in Science Europe Member Organisations: Key Results from Science Europe and Global Research Council Surveys": D/2016/13.324/8.In 2016, Open Access (OA) to scholarly publications received renewed political attention as ...
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Common Interests and the Most Important Areas of Political Cooperation between Poland and Romania in the Context of the European Union [PDF]
The article addresses several issues that constitute the main areas of Polish-Romanian relations in the 21st century in the political dimension and in the broad sense of security.
Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska
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Salience, path dependency and the coalition between the European Commission and the Danish Council Presidency: Why the EU opened a visa liberalisation process with Turkey [PDF]
In June 2012 the European Commission received the backing of the member states to launch a visa liberalisation process with Turkey in exchange for a readmission agreement that obliges Ankara to take back illegal immigrants who passed through Turkey as a ...
Alexander Bürgin
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Health Check of the CAP: What’s at stake? Egmont - European Affairs Publication, April 2008 [PDF]
At the end of 2007, the European Commission launched the Health Check (HC) of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). After a consultation with all stakeholders, legislative proposals were made in May 2008, on which the Agricultural Council is intending to
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Small States as “Contributing Nations” to the EU’s Normative Power: the Case of Slovenia [PDF]
How can small states contribute to the overall normative power of the European Union (EU)? In this article we assess how much Slovenia, a small EU Member State with limited financial and human resources, contributes to this normative power.
Rok Zupančič, Miha Hribernik
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Consistency as an Issue in EU External Activities. EIPA Working Paper 99/W/06 [PDF]
[From the Introduction]. The European Community (EC) was initially only competent in the area of trade and gradually developed a common commercial policy. The 1970s onwards saw increasing foreign policy co-operation in the framework of European Political
Duke, Simon
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Taking Over the Rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union by Romania: A Psychosocial Approach [PDF]
The 2018th Eurobarometer shows that "the number of Romanians who have a positive image about the EU is also rising above the European average (52% vs. EU average of 43%)".
Mihaela Rus, Tănase Tasențe
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The presidency of the Council of the European Union occurs every six months. It provides all member states, regardless of state size, with the equal opportunity to be in the centre of EU decision-making. The presidency performs a wide range of roles, which include organizer/administrative, agenda setter, broker and political leader.
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