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The European Union : questions and answers / Kristin Archick, Derek E. Mix -- The European Parliament / Kristin Archick, Derek E. Mix -- The European Union : leadership changes resulting from the Lisbon Treaty / Derek E. Mix -- The European Union's reform process : the Lisbon Treaty / Kristin Archick, Derek E. Mix -- Europe's preferential trade agreements : status, content, and implications / Raymond J. Ahearn -- European Union enlargement : a status report on Turkey's accession negotiations / Vincent Morelli, Carol Migdalovitz -- European Union englargement / Kristin Archick -- The financial crisis : impact on and response by the European Union / James K. Jackson -- The European Union's energy security challenges / Paul Belkin -- Chemical regulation in the European Union : registration, evaluation, and authorization of chemicals / Linda-Jo Schierow.

The proposal on compensations in cases of non-compliance with contractual quality requirements for rail freight services14 has been re¬jects by the European Parliament. This system could increase costs for rail freight services and distort competition with road transport. As the legis¬lative report by Roberts Zile(UEN, LV) argues, "the compensation system would not improve standards in the industry, and existing international legislation is already imposing strict enough rules on rail, far more than equivalent regulations on road transport. Rather than imposing more regulations and fines, the emphasis should be or easier market access for new rail companies so as to increase competitiveness".

Coalitions will probably become an increasingly important theme in European Union (EU) politics. The spread of decision making by majority voting promotes coalition-building behavior. The impending enlargement is predicted to differentiate & polarize policy standpoints within the EU. Increasing levels of policy conflict imply increased propensities for coalition building. Still, the role & nature of coalitions in EU negotiations are obscure. This article raises important research questions: What characterizes coalition building in the EU? How important are coalitions? What coalition patterns are discernible? Using data from a questionnaire to Swedish participants on EU committees, it is shown that coalitions are more frequent when majority voting occurs than when unanimity rules. Coalition behavior is, however, important also under unanimity. The existence of consensus norms diminishes the propensity to form coalitions. As regards coalition patterns, there is a prevalence of coalitions based on policy interests and/or on cultural affinity. Contrary to conventional wisdom, consistent & durable coalition patterns seem to exist. The north-south divide is one such persistent pattern. The Swedish respondents thus reveal a close cooperation between the Nordic member states & GB, whereas France & Spain are seldom approached for coalition-building purposes. As to future research, evidence from other member states & from case studies is needed in order to learn more about the bases for coalition building in EU negotiations. 4 Tables, 35 References. Adapted from the source document.

Bürgerrechte in Europa.

Wahlverhalten während der Parlamentswahlen.

Themen: Wahlbezirk; Zeitpunkt der Erhebung; gerade gewählte Partei;
Wahlentscheidung 1992; Alter; Geschlecht; Erwerbsstatus;
Religionszugehörigkeit; geographische Region; Gemeinde.