EU negotiation in Practice - second lecture session, 23 November 2010

2. international
negotiations

3. EU negotiations

4. Scope
Single Issue Multi-issue Wide scope
Participants
Bilateral Channel Tunnel Poland/Ukraine France/Germany
Restricted European Space Nordic Council
European Union
Multilateral Agency G7/8
World Trade
Extended Multilateral Council of Europe United Nations
Organization
Source: Wallace & Hayes-Renshaw, 2006

5. Setting
Weak rules Limited rules Strong rules
Intensity
Occasional or time
Channel Tunnel
limited
Poland/Ukraine Nordic Council
Medium frequency Council of Europe World Trade
G7/8 Organization
European Space
Very frequent United Nations European Union
Agency
Source: Wallace & Hayes-Renshaw, 2006

6. restricted multilateral

7. restricted multilateral
wide scope

8. restricted multilateral
wide scope
very frequent

9. restricted multilateral
wide scope
strong rules
very frequent

10. restricted multilateral
wide scope
strong rules
very frequent

11. club

12. club
‘continuous negotiation’

13. club
‘continuous negotiation’
institutions

14. club
‘continuous negotiation’
institutions
rules and norms

15. club
‘continuous negotiation’
institutions
rules and norms

16. national

17. national community

18. cleavages

19. cleavages

20. cleavages
issues

21. cleavages
issues
north-south

22. cleavages
issues
north-south
east-west

23. cleavages
issues
north-south
east-west
policy-driven (CAP)

24. community method

25. legislative acts

26. legislative acts

27. legislative acts
directives

28. legislative acts
directives
regulations

29. legislative acts
directives
regulations
decisions

30. legislative acts
directives
regulations
decisions
opinions & recommendations

32. EUROPEAN
COMMISSION

33. EUROPEAN
COMMISSION

34. COUNCIL
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT

35. COUNCIL
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT

36. COUNCIL
EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT

37. COUNCIL
EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSION ACT
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT

38. COUNCIL
EUROPEAN LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSION ACT
EUROPEAN
PARLIAMENT

41. stages of negotiation

42. preparation

43. preparation
decision

44. preparation
decision
implementation

48. preparation

49. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV

50. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV

51. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV

52. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV

53. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV

54. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV
decision

55. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV
decision
commission

56. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV
decision
commission
implementation

57. preparation DG ENTR DG ENV
decision
commission
implementation

60. preparation

61. preparation
committee industry committee environment

62. preparation
committee industry committee environment

63. preparation
committee industry committee environment

64. preparation
committee industry committee environment

65. preparation
committee industry committee environment

66. preparation
committee industry committee environment
decision

67. preparation
committee industry committee environment
decision
plenary

68. preparation
committee industry committee environment
decision
plenary
implementation

69. preparation
committee industry committee environment
decision
plenary
implementation comitology

72. preparation

73. working group working group
environment industry
preparation

74. working group working group
environment industry
preparation
COREPER

75. working group working group
environment industry
preparation
COREPER

76. working group working group
environment industry
preparation
COREPER
decision
council

77. working group working group
environment industry
preparation
COREPER
decision
council
implementation comitology

78. vote

79. vote

80. vote

81. vote
majority

82. vote
majority

83. vote
majority
majority

84. vote
majority
majority

85. vote
majority
majority
majority

86. vote
majority
majority
majority
unanimity

87. vote
majority
majority
majority
unanimity
qualified majority

88. Councilʼs procedure

89. Councilʼs procedure

90. Councilʼs procedure
Agenda:
Points A: Agreement
Points B: Negotiation
COUNCI
Agenda:
Points I: Agreement
COREPER
Points II: Negotiation
CSA
Working groups and special committees

91. Qualified Majority Voting (QMV)
Member States Votes
Germany, United Kingdom, France and Italy 29
Spain and Poland 27
Romania 14
Netherlands 13
Greece, Czech Republic, Belgium, Hungary and Portugal 12
Sweden, Austria and Bulgaria 10
Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Lithuania 7
Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Cyprus and Luxembourg 4
Malta 3
QMV = 255
Demographic verification = 62% of total EU population 345
Blocking minority = 91

92. multilevel networks

93. multilevel networks

94. multilevel networks
council
commission
EU institutions
parliament

95. multilevel networks
council
commission
EU institutions
member states
parliament

96. multilevel networks
council
commission
EU institutions
member states
parliament
lobbies
interest
groups
NGOs
pan-european
organizations

97. multilevel networks
council
commission
EU institutions
member states
parliament
lobbies
interest
groups
NGOs
pan-european
organizations

98. three pillars

99. three pillars

100. EUROPEAN
I
COMMUNITY
COMMON FOREIGN AND
II
SECURITY POLICY
three pillars
JUSTICE AND
III
HOME AFFAIRS

101. EUROPEAN
I
COMMUNITY
COMMON FOREIGN AND
II
SECURITY POLICY
three pillars
JUSTICE AND
III
X HOME AFFAIRS

102. CFSP (!)

103. EUROPEAN
I
COMMUNITY
COMMON FOREIGN AND
II
SECURITY POLICY