Současná Evropa 2014, 2014(1):3-18

Malé státy v Evropské unii - taktiky prosazování národních priorit v Radě EU

Štěpánka Zemanová, Radka Druláková, Jana Peterková, Pavel Přikryl

Výzkum malých států upozorňuje na skutečnost, že tyto státy nejsou obvykle schopné autonomně prosazovat své národní zájmy a potřeby na mezinárodní scéně, přestože v současném mezinárodním společenství mají početní převahu nad velkými zeměmi. Zároveň však ukazuje, že uvedenou neschopnost lze zčásti eliminovat prostřednictvím orientace na regionální vazby a členství v mezinárodních organizacích. V posledních letech se tato skutečnost projevuje stále výrazněji i v EU. Text proto sleduje taktiky, jimiž malé státy prosazují své národní priority v rutinní rozhodovací praxi. Zaměřuje se na prostředí Rady EU, neboť z pohledu států jde o stěžejní rozhodovací arénu. Ukazuje kapacitní a hlasovací limity, na které malé státy v Radě EU narážejí. Zároveň zkoumá postupy, s jejichž pomocí lze tyto limity překonat a postavení malých států v rozhodovacích procesech na platformě Rady EU posílit.

Keywords: Malé státy, Rada EU, vyjednávání, přesvědčování

Small States in the European Union: Tactics of Pursuing National Interests in the Council of the EU

The research on small states calls attention to the fact that these states are usually unable to push through their national interests and needs on the international scene although their number far outweighs the bigger countries. At the same time, it shows that small states can partially eliminate their inability through regional connections and membership in international organisations. Such activities are becoming increasingly evident also in the European Union. Therefore, the text observes tactics that small states use to push through their national interests in decision-making. It focuses on the Council of the European Union as it represents the main decision-making body. The text also reveals capacity and voting limits that small states are faced with in the Council of the EU. At the same time, it explores strategies that help small states eliminate these disadvantages and strengthen the role of small states in decision-making processes in the Council of the EU.

Keywords: Small States, Council of the EU, Bargaining, Arguing
JEL classification: F15, P48

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