Coordination of External Policies: Feudal Fiefdoms to Coordinate

A.C.M.E. Marangoni

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Abstract

As a formal requirement across policies, coordination is a concern in the commission regular decision-making. Although it might be met with reluctance on the part of services, it is enshrined in the organization of the commission. The renewed commitment of the lisbon treaty to the coherence of eu’s external action has added an inter-institutional dimension to the challenge, in turn leading the commission to adapt. How and to what extent are external policies coordinated within the commission? this paper builds on a two-level approach—using the service and political levels—to analyse the responsibilities, resources and actual contributions of the different actors towards coordination. It argues that, despite the respective principles, the instruments available and the actors specifically engaged in coordination-related activities, coordinating external policies remains a challenge.keywordssecretariat generalpolicy coordinationcommission servicelisbon treatyexternal policythese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGlobal Power Europe Vol. 1. Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU's External Relations
EditorsA. Boening, J-F. Kremer, A. van Loon
Place of PublicationNew York City
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages37-54
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2013

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