The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: The European Level Volume 2

Contents......Page 8
List of Contributors......Page 10
List of Figures......Page 13
List of Tables......Page 14
Introduction: Co-ordinating National Action in Brussels......Page 16
1. Representing the United Kingdom in Brussels: The Fine Art of Positive Co-ordination......Page 62
2. The French Administration in Brussels......Page 90
3. The German Case: A Key Moderator in a Competitive Multi-Level Environment......Page 116
4. Italy......Page 144
5. Permanent Challenges? Representing Greece in Brussels......Page 162
6. The Portuguese Permanent Representation in Brussels: The Institutionalization of a Simple System......Page 183
7. The Belgian Permanent Representation to the European Union: Mailbox, Messenger, or Representative?......Page 206
8. Dual Loyalties: The Dutch Permanent Representation to the European Union......Page 226
9. Ministerial Government at the European Level: The Case of Austria......Page 244
10. The Swedish Permanent Representation to the European Union: Melding National and Collective Interests......Page 271
11. National Co-ordination in Brussels: The Role of Ireland\'s Permanent Representation......Page 292
Conclusion: Co-ordinating National Action in Brussels—a Comparative Perspective......Page 312
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B......Page 359
C......Page 360
D......Page 362
E......Page 363
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G......Page 366
I......Page 367
L......Page 368
M......Page 369
N......Page 370
P......Page 371
R......Page 372
S......Page 373
U......Page 374
Z......Page 375