An Evaluation of the Swedish EU Presidency: Difficult Setting, Pragmatic Style and Mixed Results

• Autores: Langdal Fredrik
• Localización: Análisis del Real Instituto Elcano ( ARI ), ISSN-e 1696-3466, Nº. 28, 2010
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Swedish EU Presidency during the second half of 2009 delivered few surprises, pleasant or otherwise. In style, the Presidency is better characterised by pragmatic brokerage than by providing leadership for the Union. Progress was made on a number of issues, most notably the ratification and implementation of the Lisbon Treaty and the adoption of the Stockholm Programme concerning future cooperation in the field of freedom, security and justice. Also, the agreements on financial oversight and on a tentative exit strategy are worth highlighting, but on all these issues much work remains to be done. Among the setbacks, the failure to reach a comprehensive and legally-binding deal in Copenhagen on climate change stands out.