The Swedish 2009 Presidency and the Trio – A Preview
The Swedish 2009 Presidency and the Trio – A Preview

Author(s): Fredrik Langdal, Göran Sydow von
Subject(s): EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment
Published by: Kossuth Kiadó Zt.
Summary/Abstract: The Swedish Presidency between 1 July and 31 december 2009 will take place during a challenging period. It takes place during the autumn making it effectively shorter than those during springs; there will be a newly elected European Parliament ready to flex its muscles; and a new Commission must be instituted. on top of all this, the (non-) implementation of the Lisbon Treaty will force the Swedish Government to plan for at least three scenarios which have real consequences for how effectively one may lead and pursue policy priorities. The three scenarios being an old-school presidency, actually implementing the Lisbon Treaty or some version of it or being caught up in renewed attempts at Treaty reform. Thus factors exogenous to the Swedish political system and its capacity are likely to affect institutional planning and also affect the possibilities of prioritising. To put it differently, any presidency is likely to face unexpected challenges that will mess up the most carefully planned agenda, but the current Trio is certain to conduct its work under uncertainty.

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