Economides, Spyros and Ker-Lindsay, James (2010) Forging EU foreign policy unity from diversity: the ‘unique case’ of the Kosovo Status Talks'. European Foreign Affairs Review, 15 (4). pp. 495-510. ISSN 1384-6299
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This article explores the way in which the European Union (EU) attempted to forge a united position on the question of Kosovo over the course of the latter stages of the status process, which ran from late 2005 until the end of 2007. Following an overview of the development of EU foreign policy decision-making processes, the work analyses how these were applied in the case of Kosovo. It shows that while significant efforts were made to reach a united position on the question of recognition, these efforts eventually proved to be unsuccessful. The EU Member States ultimately agreed to the establishment of a law and order mission for Kosovo. To some, this was a success, but it cannot disguise the fact that procedural changes in the EU’s foreign policy decision-making do not cover up for diverging Member State interests and that the EU was unable to take charge of what was essentially a European issue.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/productinfo.php?pub... |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 Kluwer Law International BV |
| Divisions: | European Institute International Relations |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) D History General and Old World > DR Balkan Peninsula J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Nov 2010 15:04 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29940 |
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