The countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have commonly been regarded as
climate and energy policy laggards blocking more ambitious EU decarbonization targets …

ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) Emissions Trading System (ETS) has been
established for more than 15 years, but limited attention has been given to how the changing …

How do high levels of ministerial turnover affect the strength of ministers and bureaucrats in
the Council of the European Union? We test two rival hypotheses–one suggesting that high …

We formulate and test a comprehensive model of participation by ministers in sessions of the
Council of the EU. Ministers often delegate the task of representing their governments at …

The risk of gridlock has been haunting discussions on European legislative decision-making
for decades. All European Union legislation has to pass through the Council of the …

This thesis explores the legal dimensions of the European Union's enlargement process,
particularly underscoring the pivotal role of the rule of law, within the context of the …

Despite high institutional hurdles for constitutional change, one observes surprisingly many
EU treaty revisions. This article takes up the questions of what determines whether a treaty …

Summary The Council of Ministers, officially known as the Council of the European Union
(EU), is a single legal composition of national ministers who meet in policy-specific …

This article deals with the decision making process in the EU and how it is affected by the
democracy gap within the European Union Institutions. Focusing on the tax area, it must be …

This paper investigates the determinants of Hungarian ministers' participation at Council
meetings over a decade long period. It aims to identify factors explaining why ministers …