The book could not have been carried out without the engagement of the contributors. Each of them... more The book could not have been carried out without the engagement of the contributors. Each of them have dealt for many years with the effects of the process of European integration in 'his' or 'her' particular member state. We discussed the analytical a pproach and preliminary results during a workshop at the Representation of North-Rhine Westphalia towards the European Union, Brussels, in June 2000 and tried to scrutinise the contributions along a common list of research variables.
The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series The International Political Econom... more The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series presents innovative analyses of a range of novel regional relations and institutions. Going beyond established, formal, interstate economic organizations, this ...
Effect of the vitamin B12-binding protein haptocorrin present in human milk on a panel of commens... more Effect of the vitamin B12-binding protein haptocorrin present in human milk on a panel of commensal and pathogenic bacteria
The Treaty of Nice was negotiated by an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which ran through mos... more The Treaty of Nice was negotiated by an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which ran through most of the year 2000. The European Council in Nice, France, concluded the negotiations in December 2000. An important part of the historical context was the expected eastern enlargement, which eventually had six central and eastern European countries (CEECs) joining the EU in 2004—namely, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia together with the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), as well as Malta and Cyprus. Bulgaria and Romania followed in 2007.
These papers are produced by the Jean Monnet Chair, in cooperation with the Miami-Florida Europea... more These papers are produced by the Jean Monnet Chair, in cooperation with the Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence (a partnership of the University of Miami and Florida International University) as an outreach service for the academic, business and diplomatic communities.
The political economy of European integration, 1995
... Kindleberger's analysis of free trade as a public good with a'free rider'probl... more ... Kindleberger's analysis of free trade as a public good with a'free rider'problem (Kindleberger, 1973, 1981), various analyses of bargaining among domestic interest groups (eg Frey, 1984), and the different applications of game theory (eg Conybeare, 1984). ...
In Europe, two budgetary treaties were adopted in 1970 and 1975, respectively. They changed the b... more In Europe, two budgetary treaties were adopted in 1970 and 1975, respectively. They changed the budgetary procedures on the founding treaties of the European Communities (EC). The main reason was the introduction of the concept of “own resources” in 1970 to replace national financial contributions. It was decided that customs duties, agricultural levies, and a certain percentage of the value-added tax (VAT) in the Member States should go to the EC budget. Since that would remove the budget control of the national parliaments, it was argued that the European Parliament should have budgetary powers. The argument was especially developed by the European Parliament. The Member States eventually accepted the argument, but with some hesitation, so in the end the Parliament got less than it demanded. The Member States focused on control and the Parliament focused on legitimacy. The Commission fought for its own prerogatives. Apart from empowering the European Parliament, the second budgeta...
The Nice Treaty negotiated during the year 2000, signed in 2001 and in force from 2003, focused o... more The Nice Treaty negotiated during the year 2000, signed in 2001 and in force from 2003, focused on institutional changes considered necessary, especially by the larger member states, for the anticipated large enlargement of the European Union with several central and eastern European countries. Efforts to adopt such changes in the Amsterdam Treaty negotiations in 1996–1997 had failed. The Nice Treaty therefore dealt with what was known as the “Amsterdam leftovers,” namely size and composition of the European Commission, reweighting of votes in the Council of Ministers, and increased use of qualified majority voting in the Council. Concerning the reweighting of votes the intergovernmental conference agreed to increase the number of votes per member state, but the larger member states got a relatively larger increase that the smaller member states. This should make it more difficult for the smaller member states to dominate in the future, something feared by the larger states. Concern...
Contents: Finn Laursen: The EU, North America and Shifts in Transatlantic Security Relations - Ag... more Contents: Finn Laursen: The EU, North America and Shifts in Transatlantic Security Relations - Agnes Nahan/Edward Moxon-Browne: Great Expectations? The Bush Legacy in the Obama Era - Roberto Duran: European Defence, Transatlantic Issues and International Security Cooperation - Veton Latifi: The EU-NATO Relations in the Field of Crisis Management after the EU's Lisbon Treaty and the New NATO Strategic Concept - Carla Monteleone: Multilateral Security and the Transatlantic Coalition at the UN Security Council - Alasdair Blair: From European to Atlantic Visions. British Foreign Policy, 1997-2010 - Colette Mazzucelli/Oya Dursun-Ozkanca: Veto Players Inside and Out. The Future of EU-NATO Security Relations as Explained in a Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis of French and Turkish Grand Strategies - Faton Tony Bislimi: The US and EU Roles in Creating Europe's Newest State. Kosovo and International State Crafting - Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi: Unfinished Business in Southeast Europe....
The book could not have been carried out without the engagement of the contributors. Each of them... more The book could not have been carried out without the engagement of the contributors. Each of them have dealt for many years with the effects of the process of European integration in 'his' or 'her' particular member state. We discussed the analytical a pproach and preliminary results during a workshop at the Representation of North-Rhine Westphalia towards the European Union, Brussels, in June 2000 and tried to scrutinise the contributions along a common list of research variables.
The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series The International Political Econom... more The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series presents innovative analyses of a range of novel regional relations and institutions. Going beyond established, formal, interstate economic organizations, this ...
Effect of the vitamin B12-binding protein haptocorrin present in human milk on a panel of commens... more Effect of the vitamin B12-binding protein haptocorrin present in human milk on a panel of commensal and pathogenic bacteria
The Treaty of Nice was negotiated by an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which ran through mos... more The Treaty of Nice was negotiated by an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), which ran through most of the year 2000. The European Council in Nice, France, concluded the negotiations in December 2000. An important part of the historical context was the expected eastern enlargement, which eventually had six central and eastern European countries (CEECs) joining the EU in 2004—namely, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia together with the three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), as well as Malta and Cyprus. Bulgaria and Romania followed in 2007.
These papers are produced by the Jean Monnet Chair, in cooperation with the Miami-Florida Europea... more These papers are produced by the Jean Monnet Chair, in cooperation with the Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence (a partnership of the University of Miami and Florida International University) as an outreach service for the academic, business and diplomatic communities.
The political economy of European integration, 1995
... Kindleberger's analysis of free trade as a public good with a'free rider'probl... more ... Kindleberger's analysis of free trade as a public good with a'free rider'problem (Kindleberger, 1973, 1981), various analyses of bargaining among domestic interest groups (eg Frey, 1984), and the different applications of game theory (eg Conybeare, 1984). ...
In Europe, two budgetary treaties were adopted in 1970 and 1975, respectively. They changed the b... more In Europe, two budgetary treaties were adopted in 1970 and 1975, respectively. They changed the budgetary procedures on the founding treaties of the European Communities (EC). The main reason was the introduction of the concept of “own resources” in 1970 to replace national financial contributions. It was decided that customs duties, agricultural levies, and a certain percentage of the value-added tax (VAT) in the Member States should go to the EC budget. Since that would remove the budget control of the national parliaments, it was argued that the European Parliament should have budgetary powers. The argument was especially developed by the European Parliament. The Member States eventually accepted the argument, but with some hesitation, so in the end the Parliament got less than it demanded. The Member States focused on control and the Parliament focused on legitimacy. The Commission fought for its own prerogatives. Apart from empowering the European Parliament, the second budgeta...
The Nice Treaty negotiated during the year 2000, signed in 2001 and in force from 2003, focused o... more The Nice Treaty negotiated during the year 2000, signed in 2001 and in force from 2003, focused on institutional changes considered necessary, especially by the larger member states, for the anticipated large enlargement of the European Union with several central and eastern European countries. Efforts to adopt such changes in the Amsterdam Treaty negotiations in 1996–1997 had failed. The Nice Treaty therefore dealt with what was known as the “Amsterdam leftovers,” namely size and composition of the European Commission, reweighting of votes in the Council of Ministers, and increased use of qualified majority voting in the Council. Concerning the reweighting of votes the intergovernmental conference agreed to increase the number of votes per member state, but the larger member states got a relatively larger increase that the smaller member states. This should make it more difficult for the smaller member states to dominate in the future, something feared by the larger states. Concern...
Contents: Finn Laursen: The EU, North America and Shifts in Transatlantic Security Relations - Ag... more Contents: Finn Laursen: The EU, North America and Shifts in Transatlantic Security Relations - Agnes Nahan/Edward Moxon-Browne: Great Expectations? The Bush Legacy in the Obama Era - Roberto Duran: European Defence, Transatlantic Issues and International Security Cooperation - Veton Latifi: The EU-NATO Relations in the Field of Crisis Management after the EU's Lisbon Treaty and the New NATO Strategic Concept - Carla Monteleone: Multilateral Security and the Transatlantic Coalition at the UN Security Council - Alasdair Blair: From European to Atlantic Visions. British Foreign Policy, 1997-2010 - Colette Mazzucelli/Oya Dursun-Ozkanca: Veto Players Inside and Out. The Future of EU-NATO Security Relations as Explained in a Comparative Foreign Policy Analysis of French and Turkish Grand Strategies - Faton Tony Bislimi: The US and EU Roles in Creating Europe's Newest State. Kosovo and International State Crafting - Shirley Cloyes DioGuardi: Unfinished Business in Southeast Europe....
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