Turf wars and control issues in EU eastern policies: opening the 'black box’ of the EU Institutions and the Member States
Journal: Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
Year: 2015

The chapter evaluates the latest changes to the EU’s institutional structure relevant to Europe’s eastern neighbourhood, situating them in the EU’s wider post-Lisbon institutional architecture. The study analyses turf wars between the European External Action Service and the European Commission, as well as the difficulties of achieving consensus among the EU members. The chapter cautions that an effective EU common policy for the eastern neighbourhood requires better institutional coordination a