The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2005, Volume 51 Issue 1-4
| Year : | 2005 |
| Volume : | 51 |
| Issue : | 1-4 |
| Authors : | Emil ERJAVEC |
| Title : | THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CHAPTER ON AGRICULTURE |
| Abstract : | The institutional framework importantly affected the outcome of accession negotiations in agriculture for CEE candidate countries. The objective of this paper is – on the basis of descriptions of the process and the analytical framework applied to decision-making on the agricultural policy and European integration – to determine the role of individual multinational and national agricultural organisations. Negotiations were formally conducted through the exchange of negotiating documents and had features typical of European Union (EU) multi-level decision-making. The role of large states was limited to confirming previously drafted decisions and to timing the process with strategic decisions, which only partly confirms the concept of inter-governmentalist theory. In accordance with the multilevel governance model, the role of EU institutions was strengthened, in particular the role of the Directorate-general of Agriculture (DG AGRI), (currently called Agriculture and Rural Development) of the European Commission, which efficiently exploited its strong bargaining resources. Negotiations were mostly an interaction between agrarian bureaucracies on both sides, which, as a consequence, also considerably strengthened their roles. |
| For citation : | Emil ERJAVEC (2011): THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE CHAPTER ON AGRICULTURE. Agriculture & Forestry, Vol 51. (05) (1-4): 61-82, 2011, Podgorica |
| Keywords : | EU accession negotiation, Agricultural Chapter, decision making process, DG Agriculture, acquis communautaire |
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