negotiatein an

we

environment

negotiatethrough

a

we

process

negotiatewith a

we

structure

community method

EUROPEAN EUROPEAN COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONEUROPEAN EUROPEAN

COMMISSIONCOMMISSION

EUROPEAN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTPARLIAMENTEUROPEAN EUROPEAN

PARLIAMENTPARLIAMENT

COUNCICOUNCILL

COUNCICOUNCILL

LEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVEACTACT

LEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVEACTACT

COUNCIL

COREPER

SCA

Working groups and special committees

Agenda:Agenda:Points A: AgreementPoints A: AgreementPoints B: NegotiationPoints B: Negotiation

Agenda:Agenda:Points I: AgreementPoints I: AgreementPoints II: NegotiationPoints II: Negotiation

weighed votesqualified majorityqualified majority vote (QMV)demographic verificationblocking minority

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 = 255Demographic verification = 62% of total EU populationBlocking minority = 91

345

consensuscommunity

presidency

agenda setterchair

facilitatorpackage broker

neutrality

commission

proposesdefends

amendment or withdrawalowner of the proposal

expertise

member states

representedmembers of the council

actorsleaders and pivotal

coalitions

Presidency: dual role

Commission: proposal and expertise

member states

cleavages

importers vs. producersconsumers

net contributors

supranational vs. intergovernmental

communication

informal negotiations

complexityuncertainty

coalitions

linkages

institutions

rules

leadership

information