Frans Timmermans’ views on the integration process highlight the relevance of Europe’s ‘new intergovernmentalism’

Bickerton, Christopher (2015) Frans Timmermans’ views on the integration process highlight the relevance of Europe’s ‘new intergovernmentalism’. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (28 May 2015). Website.

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A number of authors have debated whether European integration is becoming characterised by a form of ‘new intergovernmentalism’, with increasing numbers of decisions made through intergovernmental forms of decision-making such as those in the European Council. In response to criticism of the approach, Christopher Bickerton writes that new intergovernmentalism can shed light on current issues at the European level, such as the UK’s attempts to negotiate EU reform. He argues that recent statements by Frans Timmermans, the First Vice-President of the European Commission, illustrate the relevance of the approach, notably the principle that supranational institutions do not always want ‘more Europe’.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	28 Mar 2017 14:54
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 00:00
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71208

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