A new dataset on decision-making in the European Union before and after the 2004 and 2007 enlargements (DEUII)

We assess the impact of the United Kingdom’s 2016 decision to leave the European Union on the Council of the European Union, where Brexit is likely to have the clearest observable implications. Using concepts and models from the spatial model of politics and network analysis, we formulate and test expectations regarding the effects of Brexit. We examine two of the most prominent datasets on recent decision-making in the European Union, which include data on cooperation networks among member states before and after the 2016 referendum. Our findings identify some of the political challenges that Brexit will bring, but also highlight the factors that are already helping the European Union’s remaining member states to adapt to Brexit.

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Euro-sceptical or Euro-phile? A critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the German Federal Constitutional Court on the process of European integration and decision-making

10.26686/wgtn.17007898.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Bernadette Sangmeister

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

European Integration ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

The European Union ◽

European Union Law ◽

Before And After ◽

Federal Constitutional ◽

German Federal Constitutional Court ◽

German Federal Constitutional

<p>On 14 January 2014, for the first time in its history, the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) decided to refer a decision to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This referral, which concerned the issue of the legality of the European Central Bank’s bond-buying practices, must be seen as “historic” with regard to European integration and the relationship between European Union law and German constitutional law, forming part of important decisions of the FCC in this field since its first euro-critical judgment, Solange I, 40 years ago. Considering the high influence the German Federal Constitutional Court has had on the process of European integration, this paper aims at identifying and critiquing the lines of argumentation developed by the FCC in recent years in the field of European integration and decision-making before and after the Lisbon judgment in 2009, paying particular attention to the currently suspended OMT Decision proceedings in order to answer the question if a shift in the jurisprudence of the FCC from a euro-sceptical to a euro-phile approach has taken place.</p>

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Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative Decision-Making before and after Enlargement

West European Politics ◽

10.1080/01402382.2012.682427 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 942-943

Author(s):

Heike Klüver

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

The European Union ◽

Before And After ◽

Legislative Decision

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Introduction: Decision-Making in the European Union before and after the Lisbon Treaty

West European Politics ◽

10.1080/01402382.2013.826020 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 36 (6) ◽

pp. 1121-1127 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Madeleine Hosli ◽

Amie Kreppel ◽

Běla Plechanovová ◽

Amy Verdun

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

Lisbon Treaty ◽

The European Union ◽

Before And After

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Euro-sceptical or Euro-phile? A critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the German Federal Constitutional Court on the process of European integration and decision-making

10.26686/wgtn.17007898 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

Bernadette Sangmeister

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

European Integration ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

The European Union ◽

European Union Law ◽

Before And After ◽

Federal Constitutional ◽

German Federal Constitutional Court ◽

German Federal Constitutional

<p>On 14 January 2014, for the first time in its history, the German Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) decided to refer a decision to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This referral, which concerned the issue of the legality of the European Central Bank’s bond-buying practices, must be seen as “historic” with regard to European integration and the relationship between European Union law and German constitutional law, forming part of important decisions of the FCC in this field since its first euro-critical judgment, Solange I, 40 years ago. Considering the high influence the German Federal Constitutional Court has had on the process of European integration, this paper aims at identifying and critiquing the lines of argumentation developed by the FCC in recent years in the field of European integration and decision-making before and after the Lisbon judgment in 2009, paying particular attention to the currently suspended OMT Decision proceedings in order to answer the question if a shift in the jurisprudence of the FCC from a euro-sceptical to a euro-phile approach has taken place.</p>

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When Do They Speak? Deliberation and Democratic Decision-Making in the European Union

Political Studies ◽

10.1177/0032321719828276 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 67 (4) ◽

pp. 1053-1071 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Corrado Fumagalli

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

Important Variable ◽

The European Union ◽

Deliberative Process ◽

Fundamental Idea ◽

Before And After ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Supranational Level

In this article, I argue that the experimentalist model of democracy can contribute to contemporary disputes about deliberation at the supranational level. The fundamental idea is that, in conditions of disagreement, for a decision to be legitimate, deliberative decision-making processes must be structured so as to allow the inclusion of affected interests before and after voting. I argue that there are three ways for a decision to be illegitimate: exclusion of affected interests from all deliberative phases, Captain Hook politics and garbage-time politics. Captain Hook politics and garbage-time politics illuminate an important variable: in a deliberative process, some interests may enter deliberation too early, other interests too late. However, for a decision to be legitimate, it is not only important that all affected interests can have an influence on collectively binding decisions, but it is also important what moment in time such interests play a part in the deliberative process.

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The Law & Politics of Brexit: Volume II

10.1093/oso/9780198848356.001.0001 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Comprehensive Analysis ◽

The European Union ◽

Trade Relations ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

The Uk ◽

Financial Settlement ◽

The Eu

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the withdrawal agreement concluded between the United Kingdom and the European Union to create the legal framework for Brexit. Building on a prior volume, it overviews the process of Brexit negotiations that took place between the UK and the EU from 2017 to 2019. It also examines the key provisions of the Brexit deal, including the protection of citizens’ rights, the Irish border, and the financial settlement. Moreover, the book assesses the governance provisions on transition, decision-making and adjudication, and the prospects for future EU–UK trade relations. Finally, it reflects on the longer-term challenges that the implementation of the 2016 Brexit referendum poses for the UK territorial system, for British–Irish relations, as well as for the future of the EU beyond Brexit.

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INTRODUCTION: HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ◽

10.1017/s0266462300101011 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 299-302 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

David Banta ◽

Wija Oortwijn

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

Health Technology Assessment ◽

European Commission ◽

Technology Assessment ◽

Health Technology ◽

The European Union ◽

European Level

Health technology assessment (HTA) has become increasingly important in the European Union as an aid to decision making. As agencies and programs have been established, there is increasing attention to coordination of HTA at the European level, especially considering the growing role of the European Union in public health in Europe. This series of papers describes and analyzes the situation with regard to HTA in the 15 members of the European Union, plus Switzerland. The final paper draws some conclusions, especially concerning the future involvement of the European Commission in HTA.

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EU-Sanktionspolitik in geopolitischen Zeiten: Europas schärfstes Außeninstrument und seine Herausforderungen

IG ◽

10.5771/0720-5120-2020-4-278 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 43 (4) ◽

pp. 278-294

Author(s):

Niklas Helwig ◽

Juha Jokela ◽

Clara Portela

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

Current Debate ◽

Global Competition ◽

The European Union ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Policy Tool ◽

Restrictive Measures ◽

Fine Tune ◽

The Eu

Sanctions are one of the toughest and most coercive tools available to the European Union (EU). They are increasingly used in order to respond to breaches of international norms and adverse security developments in the neighbourhood and beyond. However, the EU sanctions policy is facing a number of challenges related to the efficiency of decision-making, shortcomings in the coherent implementation of restrictive measures, as well as the adjustments to the post-Brexit relationship with the United Kingdom. This article analyses these key challenges for EU sanctions policy. Against the backdrop of an intensifying global competition, it points out the need to weatherproof this policy tool. The current debate on the future of the EU provides an opportunity to clarify the strategic rationale of EU sanctions and to fine-tune the sanctions machinery.

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Towards an Enhanced Institutional Structure of the Eurasian Economic Union

Economic Strategies ◽

10.33917/es-2.168.2020.102-111 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 152 ◽

pp. 102-111

Author(s):

Igor V. Pilipenko ◽

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

European Union ◽

Institutional Structure ◽

Governance Structures ◽

The European Union ◽

Integration Process ◽

Eurasian Economic Union ◽

Economic Commission ◽

Economic Union ◽

The Eu

This article considers how to enhance the institutional structure of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) in order to enable timely decision-making and implementation of governance decisions in the interests of Eurasian integration deepening. We compare the governance structures of the EAEU and the European Union (EU) using the author’s technique and through the lens of theories of neofunctionalism and intergovernmentalism elaborated with respect to the EU. We propose to determine a major driver of the integration process at this stage (the College of the Eurasian Economic Commission or the EAEU member states), to reduce the number of decision-making bodies within the current institutional structure of the EAEU, and to divide clearly authority and competence of remaining bodies to exclude legal controversies in the EAEU.

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