Promoting National Priorities in EU Foreign Policy - 9781138215528

Taylor & Francis

Promoting National Priorities in EU Foreign PolicyThe Czech Republics Foreign Policy in the EU\nAuthor(s): Tomas Weiss\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138215528, 978-1138215528\nSynopsis\nHow do smaller member states promote their interests in EU foreign policy and external relations?\n\nEU membership can be seen to affect member states foreign policy in two ways, either by restricting national policies or empowering states in a challenging global environment. There is a general agreement, however, that the member states, especially smaller ones, have to engage actively in policy-making in order to promote their particular interest. \n\nThis cross-policy comparison of the behaviour of Czech Republics representatives in the Council and the methods they use to influence the decision-making applies categorisation from lobbying literature to analyse the behaviour of the member states representatives and contributes .