Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development

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Autor(a) principal: Vieira, Alena
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Lange, Sabina Kajnc
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/49304
Resumo: The present article explores whether the first Trio Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU), composed of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, lived up to the goal of ensuring greater continuity and sustainability in managing the Council's work. Focusing on the Trio's performance in promoting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in EU global action, the article explores patterns of cooperation established by the first Trio alongside the traditional roles of the rotating presidency, as the manager, provider of political initiative, broker, and representative of the Council and member states. The contribution demonstrates the emergence of a distinctive cooperation pattern among Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia, which we refer to as, Trio effects.. While such effects were established in all presidency functions with the exception of EU external representation, the Trio effects in exerting management functions contributed most in having more continuity in the promotion of the PCD. Taking into account the particular institutional and procedural context in which the Trio operated, the contribution draws lessons for the role of the Trio in the post-Lisbon external action system. Along with the review of official policy documents and secondary sources, this contribution draws on 40 anonymous semi-structured expert interviews, which were conducted by both authors between 2007 and 2009 in Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon and Ljubljana.
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spelling Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for DevelopmentPolicy coordinationCouncil of MinistersEuropean CouncilGermanyPortugalSloveniaDevelopment policyEuropean CommissionCFSPCOREPERSocializationSocial SciencesThe present article explores whether the first Trio Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU), composed of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, lived up to the goal of ensuring greater continuity and sustainability in managing the Council's work. Focusing on the Trio's performance in promoting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in EU global action, the article explores patterns of cooperation established by the first Trio alongside the traditional roles of the rotating presidency, as the manager, provider of political initiative, broker, and representative of the Council and member states. The contribution demonstrates the emergence of a distinctive cooperation pattern among Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia, which we refer to as, Trio effects.. While such effects were established in all presidency functions with the exception of EU external representation, the Trio effects in exerting management functions contributed most in having more continuity in the promotion of the PCD. Taking into account the particular institutional and procedural context in which the Trio operated, the contribution draws lessons for the role of the Trio in the post-Lisbon external action system. Along with the review of official policy documents and secondary sources, this contribution draws on 40 anonymous semi-structured expert interviews, which were conducted by both authors between 2007 and 2009 in Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon and Ljubljana.The authors gratefully acknowledge the support given by the Compagnia di San Paolo, VolkswagenStiftung, and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. Alena Vysotskaya Guedes Vieira has also benefitted from the financing of Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology at the later stages of the research (SFRH/BPD/63834/2009). Both authors are grateful to Michael Kaeding for his comments and suggestions on an earlier version of this article, as well as to two anonymous reviewers of the EIoP for their observations and comments. The authors would also like to thank all the interviewees for their time and readiness to answer the questions.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionECSA Austria (European Communities Studies Association Austria)Universidade do MinhoVieira, AlenaLange, Sabina Kajnc2012-01-012012-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/49304eng1027-519310.1695/2012014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:29:36Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/49304Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:24:37.482201Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
title Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
spellingShingle Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
Vieira, Alena
Policy coordination
Council of Ministers
European Council
Germany
Portugal
Slovenia
Development policy
European Commission
CFSP
COREPER
Socialization
Social Sciences
title_short Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
title_full Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
title_fullStr Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
title_full_unstemmed Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
title_sort Beyond continuity: analysis of the effects of the first Trio Presidency on Policy Coherence for Development
author Vieira, Alena
author_facet Vieira, Alena
Lange, Sabina Kajnc
author_role author
author2 Lange, Sabina Kajnc
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Vieira, Alena
Lange, Sabina Kajnc
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Policy coordination
Council of Ministers
European Council
Germany
Portugal
Slovenia
Development policy
European Commission
CFSP
COREPER
Socialization
Social Sciences
topic Policy coordination
Council of Ministers
European Council
Germany
Portugal
Slovenia
Development policy
European Commission
CFSP
COREPER
Socialization
Social Sciences
description The present article explores whether the first Trio Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union (EU), composed of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia, lived up to the goal of ensuring greater continuity and sustainability in managing the Council's work. Focusing on the Trio's performance in promoting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in EU global action, the article explores patterns of cooperation established by the first Trio alongside the traditional roles of the rotating presidency, as the manager, provider of political initiative, broker, and representative of the Council and member states. The contribution demonstrates the emergence of a distinctive cooperation pattern among Germany, Portugal, and Slovenia, which we refer to as, Trio effects.. While such effects were established in all presidency functions with the exception of EU external representation, the Trio effects in exerting management functions contributed most in having more continuity in the promotion of the PCD. Taking into account the particular institutional and procedural context in which the Trio operated, the contribution draws lessons for the role of the Trio in the post-Lisbon external action system. Along with the review of official policy documents and secondary sources, this contribution draws on 40 anonymous semi-structured expert interviews, which were conducted by both authors between 2007 and 2009 in Brussels, Berlin, Lisbon and Ljubljana.
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