The European Commission

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Published:	London [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
Persons:	Nugent, Neill <<[VerfasserIn]>> -, Rhinard, Mark <<[VerfasserIn]>>
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toc_content	LIST OF ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL P. XIV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS P. XVI PREFACE P. XIX INTRODUCTION P. 1 THE PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK P. 1 KEY THEMES P. 2 A HYBRID ORGANIZATION P. 2 MODERNIZATION AND FORMALIZATION P. 3 PRESIDENTIALIZATION P. 4 MAIN QUESTIONS P. 5 TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE COMMISSION EXERT SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE EU? P. 5 IS THE COMMISSION IN DECLINE? P. 7 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 7 AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION P. 9 INTRODUCTION P. 9 THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION P. 11 THE COLLEGE OF COMMISSIONERS P. 11 THE SERVICES P. 12 THE COMMISSION'S MULTI-DIMENSIONAL NATURE P. 13 THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION P. 15 THE NATURE OF THE FUNCTIONS P. 15 TENSIONS BETWEEN THE FUNCTIONS P. 20 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 20 THE HISTORY OF THE COMMISSION P. 22 INTRODUCTION P. 22 THE HIGH AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, 1952-67 P. 22 THE CREATION OF THE HIGH AUTHORITY P. 22 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF THE HIGH AUTHORITY P. 24 THE RECORD OF THE HIGH AUTHORITY P. 25 THE COMMISSION
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Darst.c234 mm x 155 mm1 aRhinard, Mark <<[VerfasserIn]>>07aeng2ISO 639-2 a1512 atocnix a1507bb0 aThe European Union series aPrevious edition: 2001. - Literaturverz. 392 - 414 tErscheint auch als (Online-Ausgabe): Nugent, Neill, 1947 - : The European Commission aEG: IX Ga aVR 33.3 aEG: IX Ga aKommission: Gesamtdarstellung. aEG: IX Ga uhttp://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780230220591.pdf3ToCmVölkerrecht HeidelbergzVIEW aLIST OF ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIAL P. XIV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS P. XVI PREFACE P. XIX INTRODUCTION P. 1 THE PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK P. 1 KEY THEMES P. 2 A HYBRID ORGANIZATION P. 2 MODERNIZATION AND FORMALIZATION P. 3 PRESIDENTIALIZATION P. 4 MAIN QUESTIONS P. 5 TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE COMMISSION EXERT SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE EU? P. 5 IS THE COMMISSION IN DECLINE? P. 7 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 7 AN OVERVIEW OF THE COMMISSION P. 9 INTRODUCTION P. 9 THE COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION P. 11 THE COLLEGE OF COMMISSIONERS P. 11 THE SERVICES P. 12 THE COMMISSION'S MULTI-DIMENSIONAL NATURE P. 13 THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION P. 15 THE NATURE OF THE FUNCTIONS P. 15 TENSIONS BETWEEN THE FUNCTIONS P. 20 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 20 THE HISTORY OF THE COMMISSION P. 22 INTRODUCTION P. 22 THE HIGH AUTHORITY OF THE EUROPEAN COAL AND STEEL COMMUNITY, 1952-67 P. 22 THE CREATION OF THE HIGH AUTHORITY P. 22 ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES OF THE HIGH AUTHORITY P. 24 THE RECORD OF THE HIGH AUTHORITY P. 25 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, 1958-67 P. 26 THE CREATION OF THE EEC COMMISSION P. 26 THE RECORD OF THE EARLY EEC COMMISSION P. 30 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY, 1958-67 P. 33 THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EURATOM COMMISSION P. 33 THE RECORD OF THE EURATOM COMMISSION P. 34 THE FIRST DECADE OF THE MERGED COMMISSION, 1967-77 P. 36 THE JENKINS COMMISSION, 1977-81 P. 38 THE THORN COMMISSION, 1981-85 P. 40 THE DELORS COMMISSIONS, 1985-95 P. 41 DELORS' BACKGROUND AND APPOINTMENT P. 42 POLICY PRIORITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS P. 42 THE IGCS AND THE MAASTRICHT TREATY P. 44 FURTHER SETBACKS AND INCREASING DIFFICULTIES P. 46 THE BALANCE SHEET P. 47 THE SANTER COMMISSION, 1995-99 P. 48 CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS P. 48 THE RESIGNATION OF THE COLLEGE P. 53 CONSEQUENCES OF THE RESIGNATION OF THE COLLEGE P. 54 THE PRODI COMMISSION, 1999-2004 P. 55 AFTERMATH OF THE RESIGNATION OF THE SANTER COLLEGE P. 55 PRIORITIES, OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS aP. 56 THE STYLE OF THE PRODI COLLEGE P. 59 THE BARROSO COMMISSIONS, 2004-14 P. 60 APPOINTMENT P. 60 PRIORITIES, OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS P. 61 THE COMMISSION'S PLACE IN THE EU SYSTEM P. 63 THE STYLE OF THE BARROSO COLLEGES P. 64 THE JUNCKER COMMISSION 2014- P. 65 APPOINTMENT P. 65 THE STRUCTURE OF THE COLLEGE P. 66 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 67 THE PRESIDENT P. 68 INTRODUCTION P. 68 APPOINTMENT P. 69 MAASTRICHT P. 69 AMSTERDAM P. 72 NICE P. 73 LISBON P. 74 POWERS AND INFLUENCE P. 78 THE TREATIES P. 78 OPERATING PROCEDURES AND SUPPORT MECHANISMS P. 80 PERSONAL QUALITIES P. 82 EXTERNAL CLIMATE P. 83 DIFFERENT ROLES OF THE PRESIDENT P. 84 OVERSEER OF THE COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION P. 84 MANAGER OF THE COMMISSION'S POLICY AGENDA P. 86 INTERLOCUTOR WITH OTHER EU INSTITUTIONS P. 90 INTERLOCUTOR WITH EXTERNAL POLICY ACTORS P. 92 REPRESENTATIVE IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS P. 94 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 94 THE COLLEGE P. 96 INTRODUCTION P. 96 THE SIZE OF THE COLLEGE P. 97 APPOINTMENT P. 100 THE NOMINATION STAGE P. 100 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPROVAL STAGE P. 102 FORMAL APPOINTMENT P. 106 LEAVING OFFICE P. 106 COMPOSITION P. 109 POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS P. 109 OTHER CHARACTERISTICS P. 115 COLLEGIALITY P. 116 THE COLLEGE IN OPERATION P. 118 DELEGATION P. 118 EMPOWERMENT P. 119 THE WRITTEN PROCEDURE P. 119 COLLEGE MEETINGS P. 119 COMMISSIONERS' PORTFOLIOS P. 128 THE NUMBER AND NATURE OF PORTFOLIOS P. 129 THE VARYING IMPORTANCE OF PORTFOLIOS P. 130 THE ASSIGNMENT OF PORTFOLIOS P. 131 THE EXERCISE OF PORTFOLIOS P. 135 COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR MEMBER STATES P. 140 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 142 COMMISSIONERS' CABINETS P. 144 INTRODUCTION P. 144 SIZE P. 145 APPOINTMENT P. 146 COMPOSITION P. 147 THE NATIONALITY FACTOR P. 147 THE 'IN HOUSE' FACTOR P. 150 PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS P. 150 MOVEMENT BETWEEN CABINETS AND THE SERVICES P. 151 ORGANIZATION P. 155 FUNCTIONS AND FUNCTIONING P. 156 SUPPORTING THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK OF COMMISSIONERS P. 158 aA LINK BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS P. 159 A LINK BETWEEN COMMISSIONERS AND THE SERVICES P. 162 A LINK TO LIFE OUTSIDE THE COMMISSION P. 164 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 165 THE SERVICES P. 167 INTRODUCTION P. 167 THE DIRECTORATES-GENERAL P. 168 NUMBER AND FOCUS P. 168 SIZE P. 172 STRUCTURE P. 172 RESPONSIBILITIES P. 176 RELATIONS WITH COMMISSIONERS P. 179 THE SECRETARIAT-GENERAL P. 181 RESPONSIBILITIES P. 181 SIZE AND STRUCTURE P. 188 THE SECRETARY-GENERAL P. 189 OTHER SERVICES P. 191 THE LEGAL SERVICE P. 191 THE EUROPEAN ANTI-FRAUD OFFICE P. 192 THE EUROPEAN POLITICAL STRATEGY CENTRE P. 193 TEMPORARY SERVICES AND TASK FORCES P. 194 CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE SERVICES P. 194 INTER-SERVICE COORDINATION P. 196 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 198 PERSONNEL P. 200 INTRODUCTION P. 200 THE KINNOCK REFORMS P. 201 CAREER STRUCTURE P. 202 RECRUITMENT P. 203 TRAINING AND MOBILITY P. 203 PROMOTION P. 203 PAY AND PENSIONS P. 203 WORKING CONDITIONS P. 204 SIZE P. 204 ESTABLISHED STAFF P. 205 NON-ESTABLISHED STAFF P. 205 THE GENDER BALANCE P. 209 DISTRIBUTION OF STAFF P. 209 THE STAFF GRADING SYSTEM P. 211 AD FUNCTION GROUP P. 211 AST FUNCTION GROUP P. 213 AST/SC FUNCTION GROUP P. 213 BECOMING AN ESTABLISHED AD OFFICIAL P. 213 RECRUITMENT AT JUNIOR LEVELS P. 214 RECRUITMENT AT MIDDLE AND SENIOR LEVELS P. 215 POST-ENLARGEMENT RECRUITMENTS P. 216 GETTING PROMOTED P. 217 THE MULTINATIONAL STAFFING POLICY P. 218 SALARIES P. 221 USE OF LANGUAGE P. 221 CULTURE AND CULTURES IN THE COMMISSION P. 223 NATIONALITY AND THE CULTURE OF THE COMMISSION P. 223 ORGANIZATIONAL AND SUB-ORGANIZATIONAL ATTACHMENTS AND THE CULTURE OF THE COMMISSION P. 224 CULTURE AND THE KINNOCK REFORMS P. 226 CULTURAL DYSFUNCTION? P. 227 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 228 THE COMMISSION'S RELATIONS WITH OTHER EU ACTORS P. 229 INTRODUCTION P. 229 THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL P. 229 THE COUNCIL P. 232 THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT P. 234 PARTICIPATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS P. 234 PARTICIPATION IN THE BUDGETARY PROCESS P. 235 aTHE EXERCISE OF CONTROL OVER THE EXECUTIVE P. 236 THE COMMISSIONS ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEALING WITH THE EP P. 238 THE COURT OF JUSTICE P. 239 THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE MEMBER STATES P. 241 NON-GOVERNMENTAL INTERESTS P. 243 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 246 THE PROVISION OF LEADERSHIP P. 247 INTRODUCTION P. 247 THE LEADERSHIP PROBLEM IN THE EU P. 247 THE COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP P. 248 LEADERSHIP DIFFICULTIES P. 250 LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND RESOURCES OF THE COMMISSION P. 251 THE FRAGMENTATION OF POWER IN THE EU SYSTEM P. 251 TREATY POWERS P. 252 POLITICAL RESOURCES P. 253 TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE P. 255 LEGITIMACY CREDENTIALS P. 255 THE IMPORTANCE OF OPERATIONAL CONTEXTS P. 258 PERCEPTIONS BY THE MEMBER STATES OF THE NEED FOR, AND DESIRABILITY OF, ACTIVITY AT THE EU LEVEL P. 258 PERCEPTIONS BY THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ROLE OF THE COMMISSION P. 259 THE DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK P. 260 LINKAGES BETWEEN RESOURCES AND OPERATIONAL CONTEXTS P. 261 THE COMMISSION AND THE EXERCISE OF LEADERSHIP P. 263 DIFFERENT FORMS OF LEADERSHIP P. 263 THE ACADEMIC DEBATE P. 264 ILLUSTRATIONS OF COMMISSION LEADERSHIP P. 266 VARIATIONS IN THE PROVISION OF LEADERSHIP P. 274 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 281 THE MAKING OF EU LEGISLATION P. 283 INTRODUCTION P. 283 TYPES OF LEGISLATION P. 283 THE ORIGINS OF LEGISLATION P. 285 THE POLICY INHERITANCE P. 286 ACTIONS OF OTHER EU INSTITUTIONS P. 287 THE IMPACT OF INTERESTS P. 291 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING P. 291 THE PREPARATION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS P. 294 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DRAFTING P. 294 THE DISCRETION AVAILABLE TO THE DRAFTERS P. 295 LEAD DGS CONSULT WITH OTHER DGS WHERE INTERESTS OVERLAP P. 296 ADVISORY AND EXPERT COMMITTEES ARE CONSULTED P. 297 EXTERNAL POLICY ACTORS ARE CONSULTED P. 300 THE LEGAL BASE IS IMPORTANT P. 302 SUBSIDIARITY AND PROPORTIONALITY MUST BE RESPECTED P. 302 IMPACT ASSESSMENTS MUST BE UNDERTAKEN P. 303 LEGISLATION SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE P. 304 THE PROGRESSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS WITHIN THE COMMISSION aP. 305 THE COMMISSION AND THE EU'S LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES P. 308 POWERS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND POTENTIAL INFLUENCE P. 308 THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES P. 310 LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES AND LEGISLATIVE OUTCOMES P. 314 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 315 EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS P. 317 INTRODUCTION P. 317 THE EU-LEVEL/NATIONAL-LEVEL BALANCE P. 317 RULE-MAKER P. 319 THE NATURE OF THE COMMISSION'S LEGAL ACTS P. 319 CONTROLS ON THE MAKING OF THE COMMISSION'S LEGAL ACTS P. 322 DIRECT IMPLEMENTER: THE COMMISSION AND COMPETITION POLICY P. 326 THE COMMISSION'S INVOLVEMENT IN COMPETITION POLICY P. 326 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMISSION'S ROLE IN COMPETITION POLICY P. 327 THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF COMPETITION POLICY P. 328 EXERCISING POLITICAL JUDGEMENT P. 331 CRITICISMS OF THE COMMISSION'S ROLE IN MANAGING COMPETITION POLICY P. 332 SUPERVISOR OF IMPLEMENTATION P. 332 OVERSEEING TRANSPOSITION P. 333 OVERSEEING FRONT-LINE APPLICATION P. 333 THE DEBATE ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION P. 335 GUARDIAN OF EU LAW P. 336 INVESTIGATING CASES P. 336 ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBER STATES P. 337 ACTIONS AGAINST COMPANIES P. 340 MANAGER OF ELI FINANCES P. 341 SHAPING EU BUDGETS P. 342 MANAGING EU REVENUE P. 343 MANAGING EU EXPENDITURE P. 344 MANAGING EXTRA-BUDGETARY RESOURCES IN THE WAKE OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRISES P. 346 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 347 EXTERNAL RELATIONS P. 349 INTRODUCTION P. 349 EXPANDED EXTERNAL POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES P. 350 THE LISBON TREATY AND THE COMMISSION'S EXTERNAL POLICY ROLES P. 352 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE COMMISSION FOR DEALING WITH EXTERNAL RELATIONS P. 358 COLLEGE LEVEL P. 358 SERVICES LEVEL P. 359 THE COMMISSION'S ROLES IN EXTERNAL RELATIONS P. 362 TRADE POLICY P. 362 ENLARGEMENT POLICY P. 370 THE EUROPEAN NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY P. 374 DISASTER RESPONSE P. 376 FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY P. 379 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 380 CONCLUSIONS P. 382 INTRODUCTION P. 382 THE KEY THEMES P. 383 A HYBRID ORGANIZATION P. 383 MODERNIZATION AND FORMALIZATION aP. 384 PRESIDENTTALIZATION P. 385 THE MAIN QUESTIONS P. 386 TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE COMMISSION EXERT SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE EU? P. 386 IS THE COMMISSION IN DECLINE? P. 387 CONCLUDING REMARKS P. 390 REFERENCES P. 392 INDEX P. 415 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROVIDED BY BLACKWELL'S BOOK SERVICES AND R.R. BOWKER. USED WITH PERMISSION. cEG: IX Ga: 20/2mBOOK aVRH50bMPVRHcInstitutsbibliothekdEG: IX Ga: 20/2eunavailabletNicht verfügbarf1g1hNi5jBIBki