EU Council Presidencies in Times of Crises

• Autore: Coman Ramona
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 pages)
• Disciplina: 341.242222
• Altri autori: SierensVivien
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction: The Council Presidency in EU Studies: What Have We Learned and What Has Changed in the Decade of Crises? -- 1.1 The Council Presidency in EU Studies -- 1.2 Formal and Informal Institutionalization of the Council Presidency in the Pre- and Post-Lisbon Era: Administrative Responsibility With or Without Political Power? -- 1.3 The Presidency in Action: A Combination of European Political Ambitions and Domestic Capacity? -- 1.4 Crises as Drivers of Change for the EU's Modes of Governance: A Threat or a Glue for the Culture of Consensus? -- 1.5 Structure of the Book -- References -- 2 Theorising the Presidency of the Council -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Presidency as an Act of Delegation -- 2.3 The Presidency and Broader Institutional Change in the EU -- 2.4 The Presidency as a Social Field -- 2.5 Research Designs -- 2.6 Future Research on the Council Presidency -- References -- 3 The Legal Regime Applicable to the Council Presidency: Competing Conceptual Approaches and Pragmatic Solutions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Legal Framework of the Presidency as Resulting from the Treaties and Secondary EU Law -- 3.3 Competing Conceptual Approaches as to the Legal Regime Applicable to the Council Presidency -- 3.4 Case Studies -- 3.4.1 Transparency Register for Interest Representatives -- 3.4.2 Rules on Conflict of Interests: Commercial Sponsorship of the Presidency -- 3.4.3 The Commission Proposal for an Interinstitutional Ethics Body -- 3.4.4 Communication Policy of the Presidency and Use of Languages -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Procedural Legacy of Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic: How the Temporary Modification of the Council's Rules of Procedure Became Permanent -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Setting the Scene. ; 4.2.1 The Outbreak of a Global Pandemic -- 4.2.2 The Need for Crisis-Proof Council Working Methods -- 4.2.3 Back to Normal? The Follow-Up to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- 4.3 Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Crisis: An Assessment of the New Ordinary Written Procedure -- 4.3.1 Effectiveness: Securing the Continuity of the EU Decision-Making Process -- 4.3.2 Democratic Accountability: Bringing the EU Closer to its Citizens -- 4.3.3 The Principles of Transparency and Publicity: Enabling Citizens to Participate in the Decision-Making Process -- 4.4 Conclusion: Much Ado About Nothing? -- References -- 5 The 2009 Transition from the Rotating to the Permanent Presidency of the European Council -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 From Innovation to Implementation -- 5.3 Finding the First Permanent President -- 5.4 Taking Over the Baton -- 5.5 Conclusion -- 5.5.1 An Evolutionary Process -- 5.5.2 Cathartic Events and Processes -- 5.5.3 Key Personalities at Important Moments (and Their Mandates/Visions) -- 5.5.4 Educated/Enlightened Improvisation -- 5.5.5 Some Final Points for Further Reflection -- Annex I: List of Interviews -- References -- 6 The European Council and the Rotating EU Council Presidency: Patterns of Cooperation and Rivalry Beyond the Formal Treaty Rules -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Lisbon Rules: The Disruption of a Historical Path -- 6.3 From Legal Words to Real-World Patterns: The Preparation and Follow-Up of European Council Meetings -- 6.4 The Relations at Work: How to Cooperate in Times of Crises and Under Stress -- 6.4.1 The German EU Council Presidency -- 6.4.2 The French EU Council Presidency -- 6.5 Conclusion -- 6.5.1 Discussion of Findings -- 6.5.2 Reform Proposals -- References -- 7 From Mediator to Crisis Manager: The Evolving Relationship Between Council Presidencies and the European Parliament in Times of Crisis -- 7.1 Introduction. ; 7.2 Council Presidencies and the European Parliament: A Literature Review -- 7.3 Framing the Patterns of Interactions Between Council Presidencies and the EP -- 7.4 Research Design -- 7.5 Operationalization and Preliminary QCA Results -- 7.6 Qualitative Analysis -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- 8 "The Commission is Always Ready to Help": The Ambiguous Relationship Between the European Commission and the Council Presidency in the Ordinary Legislative Procedure -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Ordinary Legislative Procedure: Studying Practices of Presidency and Commission Officials Beyond Formal Rules -- 8.3 The Directive Copyright in the Digital Single Market: A Politicized File as a Case Study -- 8.4 Characterizing the Role of Commission Officials in the Council Arena: From Passive Explanations to Active Writing -- 8.5 The Relationship Between Commission Officials and Council Presidency Officials: From Partners to Competitors -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References -- 9 Presiding in the Shadows. The Rotating Council Presidencies as Structures of Opportunity for the Legitimization of the European Union -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 The Institutionalization of the RPCEU -- 9.2.1 Institutional Dynamics … and Regression? The RPCEU from Driving Force to Middle-Manager in EU Politics -- 9.2.2 Discursive Institutionalization: A Ritualized Narrative Reinterpreted by Every National Leader -- 9.3 The Rotating Presidencies in the EU's Communicative Framework -- 9.3.1 Structural Limits of EU Legitimization -- 9.3.2 Increasing Competition with Other Political Roles -- 9.3.3 The RPCEUs as Different Communicative and Symbolic Entrepreneurs -- 9.4 More Numerous and Better Discussions Around European Politics at Home? A Distanced National Public Opinion -- 9.4.1 The Impact of RPCEUs on Citizens' Image of the EU. ; 9.4.2 The Impact of RPCEUs on Citizens' Feeling of Being Well Informed About the EU -- 9.4.3 Focus on the 2022 French RPCEU: Big Political Ambitions, Small Legitimization Gains? -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Still the Dealmaker? The Council Presidency in EMU -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Delegation to the Multiple Presidencies in European Economic Governance -- 10.2.1 Council Presidency -- 10.2.2 European Council President -- 10.2.3 Eurogroup -- 10.2.4 Euro Summit -- 10.3 Institutional Effects of Differentiation in EMU -- 10.4 Comparing EUCO Presidencies: What Role for the Council Presidency and the Eurogroup? -- 10.4.1 The Van Rompuy Presidency 2009-2014 -- 10.4.2 The Tusk Presidency 2014-2019: Creating a Euro Area Budget Through the BICC -- 10.4.3 The Michel Presidency 2020-Present: Coping with Covid Through the NGEU -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Article 7 TEU on the Agenda of the Council's Rotating Presidency: Still a "Nuclear Option" or Rather "a Talking Shop"? -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 The Council Presidency: A Coordinative Responsibility with Shared Power -- 11.2.1 Towards a More Coordinated Agenda-Setting Process -- 11.2.2 Formal and Informal Institutional Rules Undermining Deliberation and Persuasion -- 11.3 Rule of Law: On the Council Presidency's Agenda Since 2018 -- 11.3.1 Setting the Agenda: Emphasising and De-emphasising Strategies -- 11.3.2 Setting the Working Agenda of the Council: Passive Vs. Active Presidencies -- 11.3.3 The Proactive Role of Supranational Institutions -- 11.4 From a "Nuclear Option" to a "Talking Shop"? -- 11.4.1 The Role of Presidencies in the Institutionalisation of the Hearing Procedure and Its Constraints -- 11.4.2 The Limits of Intergovernmentalism and Informal Diplomatic Norms -- 11.4.3 No Deliberation, No Persuasion, at Best Confrontation or Apathy -- 11.5 Conclusions -- References. ; 12 How Does the Council Legitimize the EU's Response to International Crises? Emotion Discourse Analysis of the High Representative's Communications on Russia's War of Aggression -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Emotions in European Union Foreign Policy Communications: What Do They Do? -- 12.3 Emotional Reading of the Council's Communications on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine -- 12.4 How Emotions Legitimize the EU's Reaction During Russia's Invasion of Ukraine? -- 12.4.1 Emotion Discourse Analysis of the EU's Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 -- 12.5 Conclusion -- Annex: The List of Documents Coded for Qualitative Data Analysis -- References -- 13 Does the Presidency of the Council Still Have the Means to Achieve Its Ambitions? The French Presidency 2022 and the Promotion of EU Sovereignty -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 The Administrative and Political Organization of the 2022 French Presidency: A Paris-Brussels "Thalys" -- 13.2.1 The State Machinery in Charge of Serving the French Presidency of the Council -- 13.2.2 The Central Organization in Paris -- 13.2.3 Field Experience in Brussels as a Key Advantage -- 13.3 Fixing the Priorities: An Equilibrium Between European and National Interests -- 13.4 The Impact of the Presidential Election -- 13.5 The EU as a Power or an Extension of the "French Grandeur"? -- 13.5.1 The Many Ambitions of the French Presidency of the Council -- 13.5.2 The Limitation of the Discourse on EU Sovereignty -- 13.6 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Rotating Presidencies, Rotating Sponsors? Corporate Sponsorship of the Presidencies of the Council of the EU Under Scrutiny -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 "Presidencies for Sale"? -- 14.3 A (very) Limited Legal Framework Governing Council Presidencies -- 14.4 Enough Is Enough-The NGO Foodwatch Files a Complaint to the European Ombudsman. ; 14.5 When Ethics Come into Play: "The Reputational Risks to the EU".
• Titolo autorizzato: EU Council Presidencies in Times of Crises
• ISBN: 3-031-44788-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910865240703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics Series