Publication

By shedding light on the reasons for their success as well as identifying 'best practice', a critical dissection of EU presidencies can improve the functioning of the Union's Council system. The contributions to this study grapple with two questions, namely: what demands were placed on the German Council Presidency by different negotiating situations, and whether the Chair effectively and efficiently delivered on its different roles in the EU process. An object of particular attention is the processes and strategies by which the German Presidency adapted its performance to the demands it encountered.