The national co-ordination of EU policy : the European level / edited by Hussein Kassim ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kassim, Hussein, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union.

Political planning--European Union countries.

Political planning.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the second of two volumes that examine how EU member states co-ordinate their European policies. In this second volume, the focus is on the European level. The book investigates the strategies deployed by eleven member states -- Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom - and examines the role played by the permanent representation, and the structures and processes that link national officialsin Brussels and at home. From a comparative perspective, the book identifies and assesses the organisation, function

Contents:

Contents; List of Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction: Co-ordinating National Action in Brussels; 1. Representing the United Kingdom in Brussels: The Fine Art of Positive Co-ordination; 2. The French Administration in Brussels; 3. The German Case: A Key Moderator in a Competitive Multi-Level Environment; 4. Italy; 5. Permanent Challenges? Representing Greece in Brussels; 6. The Portuguese Permanent Representation in Brussels: The Institutionalization of a Simple System

7. The Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union: Mailbox, Messenger, or Representative?8. Dual Loyalties: The Dutch Permanent Representation to the European Union; 9. Ministerial Government at the European Level: The Case of Austria; 10. The Swedish Permanent Representation to the European Union: Melding National and Collective Interests; 11. National Co-ordination in Brussels: The Role of Ireland's Permanent Representation; Conclusion: Co-ordinating National Action in Brussels-a Comparative Perspective; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-35027-7

9786612350276

0-19-153017-4

OCLC:

405062721