The European Parliament in the 2000 IGC and the Constitutional Treaty negotiations

From Loser to Winner

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7880530
AutoresDerek Beach (0000-0003-1869-0145, autor correspondente)
Ano2007
Volume14
Fascículo8
Páginas1271-1292
Data de publicação2007-12-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13501760701656452
OpenAlexW1965839352
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas12

Why did two rounds of EU constitutional reform held within a five-year period yield very different results? The 2000 IGC resulted in the modest Treaty of Nice, whereas the 2002–04 round drafted the Constitutional Treaty which, although it did not involve major substantive changes, did mark a major symbolic step forward. This article argues that the change in outcomes can to a large degree be explained by the change in negotiating structure due to the use of a convention that drafted most of the Constitutional Treaty's text, creating a context which privileged MEPs. While the outer bounds of the possible were set by governments, the EP was able to build coalitions around ambitious yet realistic positions, leading to a final text that was a major symbolic step forward

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