The European Union at the United Nations : the functioning and coherence of EU external representation in a state-centric environment / by Maximilian B. Rasch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rasch, Maximilian B.

Series:

Studies in EU external relations 1875-0451 ; v. 1.

Studies in EU external relations, 1875-0451 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--European Union countries.

United Nations.

European Union.

International cooperation.

International relations.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

xxii, 360 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008.

Summary:

The European Union at the United Nations examines the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) regime at the United Nations in New York. It assesses the functioning and quality of the coordination and representation of EU Member States' national interests and EU policy aims in the most important international organisation. Besides dealing with the effectiveness and coherence of EU representation at the UN, the book scrutinises the potential of the EU as a single actor in foreign and security affairs, reviews CFSP developments generally, and explores whether the process 'Europeanisation' is taking place in EU external relations. The qualitative institutional analysis is supported by a comprehensive quantitative evaluation of EU Member States' voting behaviour in the UN General Assembly.

Contents:

Part 1 The European Union's Representation at the UN in New York

Chapter 1 The EU at the UN-the Coordination Process: Actors and Mechanisms 23

1.1 Introduction: 'Let's Unite. And the World Will Listen to Us' 23

1.2 Role of the EU Presidency 35

1.3 The Role of the EU Member States-National Interests as the Basis of EU Coordination 47

1.4 The EU Coordination Process in New York 59

1.4.1 General Overview 59

1.4.2 Meetings on Specific Issue Areas:

Experts Level 74

Institutional and Thematic Subdivision in Accordance With the UN's Organisational Structure 74

EU Internal Regulations: Article 19 Meetings on UN Security Council Issues 78

1.4.3 Meetings on the Whole Range of UN Issues:

HoMs and DPRs Meetings 86

HoMs Meetings 86

DPRs Meetings 92

Chapter 2 The EU Factor in the Coordination Process 95

The EU Factor Part One-the New York Dimension 95

2.1 Role of the Council Secretariat's Liaison Office to the UN 95

2.2 Role of the Delegation of the European Commission to the UN 105

2.3 Towards a Single EU Representation-Cooperation Between DECUN and NYLO 114

2.4 Troika Meetings 116

The EU Factor Part Two-the Brussels Dimension 120

2.5 Influence from Brussels-based Intergovernmental Bodies 120

European Council 123

Council of Ministers 124

Coreper and PSC 126

Council Working Groups 127

European Parliament 132

Chapter 3 Functioning of the CFSP in Specific UN Bodies 135

3.1 The EU in the UN General Assembly 135

3.1.1 Introduction 135

3.1.2 The EU in the UN General Assembly 140

3.1.3 The Six UNGA Main Committees 143

3.1.3.1 The First UNGA Main Committee on Disarmament and International Security-the Confrontational Type of UNGA Committees 146

3.1.3.2 The Second UNGA Main Committee on Economic and Financial Questions as an Example for the Consensus-oriented Category of UNGA Committees 157

3.2 The EU in the UN Security Council: Cooperation Attempts and Reform Disputes 169

Overview 169

The Status Quo of CFSP Within the UNSC 171

UNSC Reform-EU Internal Power Politics Illustrated 183

Chapter 4 External Factors Changing the Basis of EU Cooperation 191

4.1 EU Enlargement: Cooperation with Associated and Acceding Countries at the UN 191

4.2 The Way Ahead: Implications of the EU Reform Treaty for the EU at the UN 196

Part 2 Quantitative Analysis of EU Voting Behaviour in the UN General Assembly

Coherence of EU Member States' Decision-making-Voting Behaviour in the UN General Assembly: Introduction and Methodological Considerations 205

Chapter 5 Voting Coherence of the EU as a Group 219

5.1 Overall Voting Coherence 219

5.2 Voting Coherence of the EC/EU MS by Issue Areas 232

5.2.1 Issue Areas With High Levels of EC/EU Coherence: Middle East and Human Rights Questions 235

5.2.1.1 Middle East 235

5.2.1.2 Human Rights 238

5.2.2 Issue Areas With Low Levels of EC/EU Coherence: Security and Decolonisation Questions 242

5.2.2.1 Disarmament and International Security 242

5.2.2.2 Decolonisation and Self-determination 246

5.3 Conclusions: EU Voting Coherence as a Group 250

Chapter 6 Inside Europe: Voting Coherence Within the EU and With Other European Countries 255

6.1 The EU-25 255

6.1.1 Core Europe 256

6.1.2 The Main Dissenters 262

6.1.3 The Big 5 271

6.1.4 The Ten New EU MS 272

Eastern European Countries (EU-8) 273

Cyprus and Malta: The 'Nonconformists' 277

6.2 The Last Round of Enlargement: The EU-27 279

6.3 EU Candidate Countries and Potential Candidate Countries: The EU-33 284

6.4 Voting Behaviour by Issue Areas: EU Internal View 288

6.4.1 Middle East 288

6.4.2 Human Rights 291

6.4.3 International Security and Disarmament 293

6.4.4 Decolonisation 296

6.5 Conclusions EU Internal Voting Analysis 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-347) and index.

ISBN:

9789004167148

9004167145

OCLC:

192079150