National Actors in the Post-Lisbon EU: Should We Expect a Change of National Strategies?

• Published in: West European politics Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1199 - 1220
• Main Author: Plechanovova, Bela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 01.11.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Coordination; Decision making; Europe; European Union; European Union institutions; Identity; Legislative procedure; Legislative Process; Lisbon, Portugal; Member states; National identity; Political actors; Political Institutions; Political Parties; Regulation; Rules and Practice; Treaties; Treaty of Lisbon; Europe

The Treaty of Lisbon's institutional modifications narrowed the options for member states within the formal decision-making rules, mainly due to the broadening of the ordinary legislative procedure. This paper hypothesises that the actors in EU institutions seek to strengthen their influence th...