Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations
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Resumo: | International negotiations are an essential part of the European Union’s (EU) external affairs. A key aspect to negotiations is access to and sharing of information among the EU institutions involved as well as to the general public. Oversight of negotiations requires insight into the topics of negotiation, the positions taken and the strategies employed. Concurrently, however, some space for confidentiality is necessary for conducting the negotiations and defending EU interests without fully revealing the limit negotiating positions of the EU to the negotiating partner. Hence, attaining a balance between the necessities of oversight and confidentiality in negotiations is the subject of a dynamic debate between the EU institutions. This paper provides a joint analysis on EU oversight institutions’ position on transparency in international negotiations. We set out to answer whether parliamentary, judicial and administrative branches of oversight are allies in pursuing the objectives of transparency but also examine when their positions diverge. |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiationsaccess to information; EU; European Union; negotiations; oversight; transparencyInternational negotiations are an essential part of the European Union’s (EU) external affairs. A key aspect to negotiations is access to and sharing of information among the EU institutions involved as well as to the general public. Oversight of negotiations requires insight into the topics of negotiation, the positions taken and the strategies employed. Concurrently, however, some space for confidentiality is necessary for conducting the negotiations and defending EU interests without fully revealing the limit negotiating positions of the EU to the negotiating partner. Hence, attaining a balance between the necessities of oversight and confidentiality in negotiations is the subject of a dynamic debate between the EU institutions. This paper provides a joint analysis on EU oversight institutions’ position on transparency in international negotiations. We set out to answer whether parliamentary, judicial and administrative branches of oversight are allies in pursuing the objectives of transparency but also examine when their positions diverge.Cogitatio2017-09-25info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v5i3.1056oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1056Politics and Governance; Vol 5, No 3 (2017): EU Institutional Politics of Secrecy and Transparency in Foreign Affairs; 75-862183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1056https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v5i3.1056https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/1056/1056Copyright (c) 2017 Vigjilenca Abazi, Johan Adriaensenhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAbazi, VigjilencaAdriaensen, Johan2022-12-22T15:16:18Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1056Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:19.851788Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations Abazi, Vigjilenca access to information; EU; European Union; negotiations; oversight; transparency |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Allies in Transparency? Parliamentary, Judicial and Administrative Interplays in the EU’s International Negotiations |
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Abazi, Vigjilenca |
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Abazi, Vigjilenca Adriaensen, Johan |
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Adriaensen, Johan |
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Abazi, Vigjilenca Adriaensen, Johan |
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access to information; EU; European Union; negotiations; oversight; transparency |
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access to information; EU; European Union; negotiations; oversight; transparency |
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International negotiations are an essential part of the European Union’s (EU) external affairs. A key aspect to negotiations is access to and sharing of information among the EU institutions involved as well as to the general public. Oversight of negotiations requires insight into the topics of negotiation, the positions taken and the strategies employed. Concurrently, however, some space for confidentiality is necessary for conducting the negotiations and defending EU interests without fully revealing the limit negotiating positions of the EU to the negotiating partner. Hence, attaining a balance between the necessities of oversight and confidentiality in negotiations is the subject of a dynamic debate between the EU institutions. This paper provides a joint analysis on EU oversight institutions’ position on transparency in international negotiations. We set out to answer whether parliamentary, judicial and administrative branches of oversight are allies in pursuing the objectives of transparency but also examine when their positions diverge. |
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