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The Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union: great expectations?
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Abstract The post-accession evolution of the new Member States to the European Union benefits from limited attention in the EU studies literature. More scholarly works are needed to map the performance of Romania and Bulgaria. Therefore, this paper investigates Romania's performance during the six-month Coun... view more
The post-accession evolution of the new Member States to the European Union benefits from limited attention in the EU studies literature. More scholarly works are needed to map the performance of Romania and Bulgaria. Therefore, this paper investigates Romania's performance during the six-month Council Presidency to the European Union in the first half of 2019. Building on the framework of analysis of Karolewski et al., the paper makes an empirical contribution. It seeks to analyze if Romania lived up to the challenges of the office and managed to consolidate its reputation and show its political maturity during this crucial political moment, which countries only get to play every twelve years. The paper argues that the Romanian government aimed to project the image of an active, dynamic, and efficient actor, consensus orientated but without significant policy ambitions. It was a test it wanted to pass to confirm that Romania no longer represents an exceptional case in terms of its laggardness.... view less
Classification
European Politics
Free Keywords
EU Council Presidency; Performance; Romania; New Member States; Post-Accession
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 459-474
Journal
Journal of Liberty and International Affairs, 8 (2022) 3
ISSN
1857-9760
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed