The Treaty of Nice

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Publication Type:

Book

Pages, Illustrations:

xvi, 564 pp.

Imprint:

Martinus Nijhoff

Language:

English

Readership

University Libraries, Law Firms, Think Tanks, EU Institutions, Foreign Ministries

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

NATIONAL PREFERENCE FORMATION
Chapter 2: Austria: Between Size and Sanctions Kathrin Blanck
Chapter 3: Belgium: More Catholic than the Pope? Bart Kerremans
Chapter 4: Denmark: The Battle to Avoid a Referendum Finn Laursen
Chapter 5: Germany: A Story of Saving Face Christian Engel
Chapter 6: Finland: “We Have to Live With This Result” Esko Antola
Chapter 7: France: Presidency Roles and National Interests Adriaan Schout and Sophie Vanhoonacker
Chapter 8: Greece: Continuity and Change Panos Tsakaloyannis and Spyros Blavoukos
Chapter 9: Ireland: A Tale of Two Referenda Ben Tonra
Chapter 10: Italy: When Individual Actors Make the Difference Federiga Bindi
Chapter 11: Luxembourg: Balancing EU and National Interests Nicolas Mackel
Chapter 12: The Netherlands: From Principles to Pragmatism Sander Luitwieler and Alfred Pijpers
Chapter 13: Portugal: The Fight Against the ‘Big’ Ones Ana Maria Guerra Martins
Chapter 14: Spain: The Need to Sell a Victory Felipe Basabe Lloréns
Chapter 15: Sweden: In the Shadow of Enlargement? Christer Karlsson and Anna-Carin Svensson
Chapter 16: United Kingdom: New Approach and New Influence? Henrik Larsen
Chapter 17: Poland and the Other Candidate Countries: Influencing the Treaty from the Sidelines Maciej Wilga

INSTITUTIONAL ACTORS
Chapter 18: The European Parliament and the European Commission: ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ Christine Neuhold
Chapter 19: The European Commission and Council Secretariat: How They Gained Some Influence Derek Beach

INTERSTATE BARGAINING
Chapter 20: Re-weighting of Votes and Composition of Commission: When Size Matters Finn Laursen
Chapter 21: Qualified Majority Voting: A Joint but Failed Search for Efficiency Building Andreas Maurer
Chapter 22: Enhanced Cooperation: Lowering the Restrictions – And Creating the Basis of a Hard Core? Laura Lund Olsen

THE PARALLEL PROCESSES
Chapter 23: European Security and Defence Policy: Coming of Age? Sten Rynning
Chapter 24: The Charter of Fundamental Rights: Novel Method on the Way to the Nice Treaty Cristina Pineda Polo and Monica den Boer

CONCLUSIONS
Chapter 25: Explaining the Treaty of Nice: Beyond Liberal Intergovernmentalism? Finn Laursen
Chapter 26: The Post-Nice Agenda: Towards a New ‘Constitutional’ Treaty?

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