This paper by CEPS Research Fellow Piotr Kaczyński explores the possibilities offered to the EU as an actor in international negotiations as a result of the provisions and the 'spirit' of the Treaty of Lisbon and against the background of the complex internal political situation in the EU. Following a review of the previous decision-making system, which many stakeholders would like to see preserved, he examines the relevant provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon. He then looks at how the system can be reformed in order to improve the EU’s leverage and effectiveness in international negotiations. The EU’s experience in the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen is used for purposes of illustration
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
[From the Introduction]. The most surprising aspect of Europe’s newest treaty is not so much its con...
This paper by CEPS Research Fellow Piotr Kaczyński explores the possibilities offered to the EU as a...
What would the EU need to do to its external representation to be effectively equipped as a global i...
Despite its protracted ratification process and pledges from national administrations and EU authori...
In the wake of the Irish no-vote on the Treaty of Lisbon, numerous scenarios are currently being deb...
Despite its complexity and verbosity, Stefano Micossi pronounces the Treaty of Lisbon as a good Trea...
This Policy Brief elaborates on the impact of the EU’s Constitutional Treaty on the preparation, for...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
This CEPS Policy Brief assesses the potential impact of the draft Constitutional Treaty of the Conve...
The European Union, together with other countries, is making a second effort to reach a comprehensiv...
This paper looks at EU trade policy and more speci cally at the negotiating mandate the Council must...
This policy brief examines the implementation to date of the Lisbon Treaty's provisions for EU exter...
A longstanding critique of the European Union has been its ‘hydra-headed’ external representation wh...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
[From the Introduction]. The most surprising aspect of Europe’s newest treaty is not so much its con...
This paper by CEPS Research Fellow Piotr Kaczyński explores the possibilities offered to the EU as a...
What would the EU need to do to its external representation to be effectively equipped as a global i...
Despite its protracted ratification process and pledges from national administrations and EU authori...
In the wake of the Irish no-vote on the Treaty of Lisbon, numerous scenarios are currently being deb...
Despite its complexity and verbosity, Stefano Micossi pronounces the Treaty of Lisbon as a good Trea...
This Policy Brief elaborates on the impact of the EU’s Constitutional Treaty on the preparation, for...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
This CEPS Policy Brief assesses the potential impact of the draft Constitutional Treaty of the Conve...
The European Union, together with other countries, is making a second effort to reach a comprehensiv...
This paper looks at EU trade policy and more speci cally at the negotiating mandate the Council must...
This policy brief examines the implementation to date of the Lisbon Treaty's provisions for EU exter...
A longstanding critique of the European Union has been its ‘hydra-headed’ external representation wh...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
It is frequently argued that the EU should speak with a single voice on the international stage in o...
[From the Introduction]. The most surprising aspect of Europe’s newest treaty is not so much its con...