Despite attention focusing on Juncker’s new Commission, the European Council will remain the real centre of EU decision-making

Puetter, Uwe (2014) Despite attention focusing on Juncker’s new Commission, the European Council will remain the real centre of EU decision-making. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (20 Oct 2014). Website.

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The appointment of Jean-Claude Juncker as the new President of the European Commission generated substantial media attention over the summer, which has continued during the Commissioner hearings held in the European Parliament. Uwe Puetter assesses how these developments sit alongside his theory of ‘deliberative intergovernmentalism’, under which the European Council is viewed as holding a central role in the EU’s decision-making process. He argues that the appointments made in 2014 are largely in keeping with the new intergovernmental modes of decision-making which have emerged over the last two decades, and that far from attempting to undermine the European Council’s role, Juncker can be expected to develop close co-operation between the European Council and the Commission.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2017 11:24
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71690

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