The Portuguese Presidency and the 'Waves Movement'. EIPAScope 1992(1):pp.2-3

de Meirelles, Francisco. (1992) The Portuguese Presidency and the 'Waves Movement'. EIPAScope 1992(1):pp.2-3. pp. 2-3.

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Abstract

In 1987 and 1988 a study was conducted at EIPA on the Member States' capacities for policy coordination1 in view of their participation in the European decision-making process. This study was extended to Spain2 at the time of the preparations for Spain's first Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Community. The main conclusion of this study was that the increase in the capacity to coordinate policies happened in 'waves'. This means that each time a new and important development took place in the integration process of Spain, the coordination capacity would drop to a lower level, yet remain higher than the previous level after the last important development. This happened, for instance, after the accession in 1986, and again after the Spanish Presidency in 1989. Simultaneously, the increase in the capacity to coordinate takes some time to develop, but then develops quite quickly, before it again reduces speed; this produces a curve that looks like a 'wave'. A succession of these curves produced with new changes in the environment can be described as a 'wave movement'.

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