The Treaty of Nice : actor preferences, bargaining and institutional choice / edited by Finn Laursen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laursen, Finn.

Series:

Constitutional law library ; 1.

Constitutional law library, 1871-4110 ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive power--European Union countries--History.

Executive power.

Legislative power--European Union countries--History.

Legislative power.

Treaty on European Union (1992 February 7)--Protocols, etc. (2001 February 26).

Treaty on European Union.

European Council--History.

European Council.

European Commission--History.

European Commission.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (580 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden [Netherlands] ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Giving an analysis of the making of the Treaty of Nice, the treaty of the European Union, adopted in 2000. This book analyses the interests and strategies of the various actors, including the 15 Member States, during the negotiations and tries to explain the main institutional changes, such as the re-weighting of votes in the Council of Ministers.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 1. Introduction: Overview of the Intergovernmental Conference 2000 and the Treaty of Nice / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 2. Austria: between Size and Sanctions / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 3. Belgium: More Catholic than the Pope? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 4. Denmark: the Battle to Avoid a Referendum / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 5. Germany: a Story of Saving Face / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 6. Finland: We Have to Live with This Result / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 7. France: Presidency Roles and National Interests / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 8. Greece: Continuity and Change / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 9. Ireland: a Tale of Two Referenda / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 10. Italy: When Individual Actors Make the Difference / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 11. Luxembourg: Balancing Eu and National Interests / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 12. The Netherlands: from Principles to Pragmatism / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 13. Portugal: the Fight against the Big Ones / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 14. Spain: the Need to Sell a Victory / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 15. Sweden: in the Shadow of Enlargement? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 16. The United Kingdom: New Approach and New Influence? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 17. Poland and the Other Candidate Countries: Influencing the Treaty from the Sidelines / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 18. The European Parliament and the European Commission: You Cant Always Get What You Want / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 19the. Commission and the Council Secretariat:how They Gained Some Influence / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 20. Re-weighting of Votes in the Council and Composition of the Commission: When Size Matters / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 21. Qualified Majority Voting: a Joint but Failed Search for Efficiency Building / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 22. Enhanced Cooperation: Lowering the Restrictions and Creating the Basis of a Hard Core? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 23. The European Security and Defence Policy: Coming of Age? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 24. The Charter of Fundamental Rights: Novel Method on the Way to the Nice Treaty / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 25. Explaining the Treaty of Nice: beyond Liberal Intergovernmentalism? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Chapter 26. The Post-nice Agenda: towards a Constitutional Treaty? / Finn Laursen Martinus

Index / Finn Laursen Martinus.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39653-6

9786612396533

90-474-1748-8

OCLC:

567613864

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004148208.i-564 DOI