Priorities for the Finnish Presidency of the EU

Priorities for the Finnish Presidency of the EU
Title Priorities for the Finnish Presidency of the EU PDF eBook
Author
Publisher CEPS
Pages 27
Release 2006
Genre
ISBN 9290796545

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Finland in the European Union

Finland in the European Union
Title Finland in the European Union PDF eBook
Author Tapio Raunio
Publisher Routledge
Pages 189
Release 2004-08-02
Genre Law
ISBN 113576204X

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With a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined.

Small States and EU Governance

Small States and EU Governance
Title Small States and EU Governance PDF eBook
Author S. Bunse
Publisher Springer
Pages 309
Release 2009-03-26
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0230234348

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Small States and EU Governance shows that the EU's rotating Council presidency and small states' capacity to make use of it have been underestimated. It examines the political objectives the presidency serves and presents a systematic and comparative assessment of its nature and influence in internal market and foreign policy issues.

Democratic Decision-making in the EU

Democratic Decision-making in the EU
Title Democratic Decision-making in the EU PDF eBook
Author Anne Elizabeth Stie
Publisher Routledge
Pages 251
Release 2015-03-05
Genre Political Science
ISBN 1135125465

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This book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU’s main decision-making procedure. It finds that though there is potential for democratic decision-making in the EU, the actual process is dominated by technocrats and secret meetings. The book assesses and discusses the conditions for democratic input in decision-making with five empirical chapters each addressing the ordinary legislative procedure from different dimensions: democratic deliberative forums, inclusion, openness, power neutralising mechanisms and decision-making capacity. The analytical framework provides for an in-depth assessment of the ordinary legislative procedure’s potential democratic qualities and examines whether it fulfils democratic criteria, how the procedure works in practice and whether it has the necessary democratic clout. The author provides both a theoretical discussion and an empirical assessment of what role the principle of democracy could play in the EU. Filling a gap in EU legislative studies and contributing to the debate on the European democratic deficit, Democratic Decision-making in the EU will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, legislative studies and deliberative democracy.

The Nordics, together: Finland’s Presidency 2021

The Nordics, together: Finland’s Presidency 2021
Title The Nordics, together: Finland’s Presidency 2021 PDF eBook
Author Nordic Council of Ministers Secretariat
Publisher Nordic Council of Ministers
Pages 18
Release 2020-10-26
Genre Law
ISBN 9289367881

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Available online: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-6209 In 2021 Finland holds the presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers, coinciding with the body’s 50th anniversary. The Nordic region is to be the most sustainable and integrated region in the world by 2030. To this end, the Finnish presidency intends to move on ambitiously with the work begun by previous presidencies, and to implement the action plan agreed for 2021–2024. Nordic co-operation reinforces our national efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. The Covid-19 pandemic further emphasises the need for co-operation. Besides freedom of movement, security of supply and preparedness for future crises are particularly topical areas of co-operation. The challenges are global and no-one can tackle them by themselves. The Nordics are stronger #together.

Defending Democracy in Cold War Finland

Defending Democracy in Cold War Finland
Title Defending Democracy in Cold War Finland PDF eBook
Author Marek Fields
Publisher BRILL
Pages 454
Release 2019-12-02
Genre History
ISBN 9004416420

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In Defending Democracy in Cold War Finland, Marek Fields offers a thorough account on the various informational and cultural strategies Britain and the United States used during the early Cold War decades in order to increase their influence and contain communism in Finland. The book shows that by using propaganda and cultural diplomacy in an exceptionally challenging environment, the two Western powers were able to achieve their main objectives in the region, i.e. to defend democracy and strengthen Finland’s attachment to the West, surprisingly well. Making use of a large variety of British, American and Finnish archives, Fields proves that the Western countries’ interest in Finland during the Cold War was stronger than it has previously been realised.

Denationalisation of Defence

Denationalisation of Defence
Title Denationalisation of Defence PDF eBook
Author Janne Haaland Matlary
Publisher Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Pages 204
Release 2007
Genre Political Science
ISBN 9780754671190

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Presenting the developmental trends in privatization and internationalization of armed force, this volume analyzes the impact of these trends on the Nordic countries' defence and security sectors.