Small States Inside and Outside the European Union Interests and Pol
Small States in and outside the European Union offers a broad overview of the small states problematic in Europe. It touches upon definition issues, history, security policy, neutrality, EU institutional aspects and also includes contributors from Central
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SMALL STATES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION Interests and Policies
Edited by
LAURENT GOETSCHEL Swiss Peace Foundation
Springer-Science+Business Media , B.V.
A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress .
ISBN 978-1-4419-5060-4 ISBN 978-1-4757-2832-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4757-2832-3
Printed on acid-free paper
All Rights Reserved © 1998 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrechl Originally published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boslon in 1998. Softcover reprinl of Ihe hardcover 1sl edilion 1998 No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical , including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system , without written permission from the copyright owner.
CONTENTS
Preface Fritz R. Staehelin
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Introduction Laurent Goets chel
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The Foreign and Security Policy Interests of Small States in Today's Europe Laurent Goetschel 1 2 3 4
The significance of smallness The importance of international society Small states' strategies The importance of identity
13 19 23 27
The Perception of Small States: Myth and Reality Daniel Thiirer 1 2
Myths and perceptions Political realities and strategies
33 37
Is the Notion of Small State Still Relevant? Franz von Daniken I 2 3 4
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Introductory remarks When is a state small, when large? Small states in an integrated and interdependent world Switzerland - a small state? Is small beautiful?
43 44 44 46
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The European Commission: A Natural Ally of Small States in the EU Institutional Framework? Charles-Michel Geurts 1 2 3 4
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Introduction The context of over-representation of small states in the institutions The Commission's right of initiative The Commission as an independent entity embodying the general interest The balance achieved by the community method The prospect of enlargement
49 51 53 55 58 61
Decision-Making in the Council of the European Union Antti Kuosmanen 1 2 3 4
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Introduction The Council in the institutional set-up Decis ion-making in the Council The Council's interaction with other institutions and member states The nature of the decision-making process in the Council Concluding remarks: Pros and cons for the small countries
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66 68 70 73 77
Small State as a Third State: Switzerland and Asia-Europe Interregionalism Heiner Hanggi
1 2 3 4
Introduction The concept of a small state Switzerland and Asia-Europe interregionalism Conclusion
79 80
86 95
Switzerland's Integration Policy Anton Egger 1 2 3 4
Introduction The basis for sector-by-sector bilateral negotiations The areas subject to negotiations and advantages Multilateral integration
97 97 101 103
Contents
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The Danish Case: International Involvement as the Small State's Remedy for Great Power Dominance Uffe Balslev 1 2 3 4
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Introduction The Danish "no" to the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 Neutrality at a dead end International involvement Europe after the Cold War: New subregional dimensions Europe
