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How to assess a rotating Presidency of the Council under new Lisbon rules. The case of Hungary. CEPS Policy Brief No. 232/February 2011

Kaczynski, Piotr Kaczynski. (2011) How to assess a rotating Presidency of the Council under new Lisbon rules. The case of Hungary. CEPS Policy Brief No. 232/February 2011. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    The new Lisbon Treaty has completely changed the role of the rotating presidency. Before Lisbon, the political responsibility of each of presidency included almost all areas of the European project with the main decisions being brokered by national diplomats. Under the new system this ‘political’ dimension has been seriously curtailed, if not done away with. The main task of rotating presidencies in the new institutional system is to manage ongoing legislation within the Council and with the European Parliament. To be successful a presidency needs two domestic elements: the first is dedication on the part of the political elites of the country and the second is a public administration committed to playing the role of honest broker in the Council.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > general
    EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > European Council-Presidency
    EU policies and themes > Treaty reform > Lisbon Treaty
    Countries > Hungary
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Policy Briefs
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 08 Feb 2011
    Page Range: p. 4
    Last Modified: 15 Feb 2011 18:42
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/15768

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