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The Political Dynamics of Turkish accession to the EU:
a European Success Story or the EU's Most Contested Enlargement?

This paper looks at the key political dynamics involved in the process of Turkish accession to the EU, on both the Turkish and the EU sides.

Kirsty Hughes December 2004 2004:9
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The Netherlands 2004 EU Council Presidency:
Dutch EU-Policymaking in the Spotlights

This paper discusses the domestic backgrounds and challenges of the 2004  Netherlands European Union Council Presidency. The paper reviews the national organisation and management of the  Presidency with the use of empirical results from a written survey  covering some 550 government officials.

Mendeltje Van Keulen October 2004 2004:1op
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European Governance:
An Overview of the Commissions Agenda for Reform

This report gives an overview of the Commission’s agenda for European governance reform as set out in the White Paper of Governance adopted by the Commission in 2001, focusing on how the Commission envisages its own role in the EU decision-making process. Furthermore, it describes how a number of follow-up documents adopted by the Commission have essentially given effect to the initial recommendations and proposals set out in the White Paper.

Matilda Rotkirch, Josefin Almer Wulff January 2004 2004:1u