Multilevel Union Administration: The Transformation Of Executive Politics In Europe (palgrave Studies In European Union Politics)

This book shows that the executive branch of government has added a supranational level that increasingly seems to operate in a similar way to national governments. The European Commission administration has enhanced its professional integrity while the College emerges as a fully-fledged political body. As a whole the Commission seems to operate very much according to a sectoral logic rather than a territorial one. Case studies illuminate how a genuine Community Administration might evolve. The Executive Branch Of Government In Europe Is Being Transformed In A Profound Way. We Are Witnessing The Development Of Eu-level Executive Bodies That, For The The First Time In The History Of International Organizations, Are Capable Of Acting Relatively Independently Of Member-state Governments And Councils Of Ministers. As A Consequence, The Quite Peculiar Development Of The Commission And Eu Agencies Seems To Trigger Significant Centrifugal Forces Within National Governments. National Agencies Are Developing Into Components Of Two Administrations: They Continue To Serve National Ministries But Also Take Part In The Formulation And Implementation Of Eu Policies In Close Cooperation With The Commission Or Eu-level Agencies, With Relative Independence From Their Respective Ministries. The Authors In This Book Argue That A Genuine Union Administration That Spans Levels Of Governance Is Definitely In The Process Of Development. Europe's Executive Branch Of Government In The Melting Pot: An Overview / M. Egeberg -- The Institutional Architecture Of The Eu And The Transformation Of European Politics / M. Egeberg -- Balancing Autonomy And Accountability: Enduring Tensions In The European Commission's Development / M. Egeberg -- The College Of Commissioners: Executive Politics As Usual? / M. Egeberg -- Eu Committee Governance Between Intergovernmental And Union Administration / M. Egeberg, G.f. Schaefer And J. Trondal -- Towards A Multilevel Union Administration? The Decentralization Of Eu Competition Policy / O. Stole -- Administering Information: Eurostat And Statistical Integration / U. Sverdrup -- National Regulators Between Union And Governments: A Study Of The Eu's Environmental Policy Network Impel / M. Martens -- The European Commission And The Integration Of Good Safety Policies Across Levels / T. Ugland And F. Veggeland -- National Limits To Transnational Networking? The Case Of The Danish It And Telecom Agency / G.h. Norgard -- Transnational Networks Meet National Hierarchies: The Cases Of The Italian Competition And Environment Administrations / D. Barbieri -- Conclusion / M. Egeberg. Edited By Morten Egeberg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 201-216) And Index. This book shows that the executive branch of government has added a supranational level, namely the European Commission, that increasingly seems to operate independently from national governments. Case studies illuminate how a genuine Union administration might evolve. The executive branch of government in Europe is being transformed in a profound way. We are witnessing the development of EU-level executive bodies that, for the the first time in the history of international organizations, are capable of acting relatively independently of member-state governments and councils of ministers. As a consequence, the quite peculiar development of the Commission and EU agencies seems to trigger significant centrifugal forces within national governments. National agencies are developing into components of two administrations: they continue to serve national ministries but also take part in the formulation and implementation of EU policies in close cooperation with the Commission or EU-level agencies, with relative independence from their respective ministries. The authors in this book argue that a genuine Union administration that spans levels of governance is definitely in the process of development Front Matter....Pages i-xv Europe’s Executive Branch of Government in the Melting Pot: an Overview....Pages 1-16 The Institutional Architecture of the EU and the Transformation of European Politics....Pages 17-30 Balancing Autonomy and Accountability: Enduring Tensions in the European Commission’s Development....Pages 31-50 The College of Commissioners: Executive Politics as Usual?....Pages 51-65 EU Committee Governance between Intergovernmental and Union Administration....Pages 66-85 Towards a Multilevel Union Administration? The Decentralization of EU Competition Policy....Pages 86-102 Administering Information: Eurostat and Statistical Integration....Pages 103-123 National Regulators between Union and Governments: a Study of the EU’s Environmental Policy Network IMPEL....Pages 124-142 The European Commission and the Integration of Food Safety Policies across Levels....Pages 143-162 National Limits to Transnational Networking? The Case of the Danish IT and Telecom Agency....Pages 163-179 Transnational Networks Meet National Hierarchies: the Cases of the Italian Competition and Environment Administrations....Pages 180-193 Conclusion....Pages 194-200 Back Matter....Pages 201-228 Zbrani prispevki ponujajo bralcu analize primerov evropske zunanje politike na raznih, pogosto tudi zapostavljenih področjih in regijah v svetu. Poskušajo oceniti moč in vpliv Evropske unije v tujini v zadnjih letih, obenem pa analizirati dva v procesu evropske politične integracije jasno opredeljiva nasprotna trenda: politično zbliževanje držav članic in stalnost globokih razlik med nacionalnimi interesi. Pojavnost Evropske unije v svetovnem merilu in značilnosti ter omejitve evropske mednarodne vloge so prikazane v luči mednarodnega sistema, političnih velesil, reševanja političnih sporov in regionalnih politik EU Offices in Brussels representing the interests of regional actors in the EU have carved out a niche position within Europe's expanding multi-level political system. They are now the most visible indicators of the growing role played by EU regions. How can we understand their contribution to EU governance? What do they deliver to Europe's regions? What will be the future of security cooperation in Europe after the Bush Administration? This work explores security challenges confronting Europe, from relations with the United States and Russia to the use of military force and the struggle against terrorism. It shows that European states will increasingly act alone, independent of America