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Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Does the Trio matter? The case of the Slovenian EU Council Presidency
Abstract
The article presents recent findings on the functioning of the Trio in managing the EU Council presidency with a special focus on Slovenia who chaired the EU Council in the first half of 2008. The analysis centres around three research questions: (i) does the Trio represent a substantial assistance mechanism...
