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The Power of the Presidency in EU Council Decision-making
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Abstract Research on the presidency of the EU shows mixed results. Although most scholars agree that the EU presidency is not able to advance its domestic interests in the European forum, Tallberg (2006) provides evidence for presidency effects. In the present paper, we empirically estimate presidency-based ... view more
Research on the presidency of the EU shows mixed results. Although most scholars agree that the EU presidency is not able to advance its domestic interests in the European forum, Tallberg (2006) provides evidence for presidency effects. In the present paper, we empirically estimate presidency-based power in the Council of the European Union on the DEU data — a large-scale data set containing EU policy issues from various policy areas. We show that holding the presidency does significantly and positively contribute to the bargaining power of member states, but only in the final stages of decision-making.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Free Keywords
EU decision-making; EU presidenc; power;
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 229-250
Journal
European Union Politics, 8 (2007) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116507076431
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)