INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND
ACTORS OF E.U. ACCESSION
NEGOTIATION
Vasile PUSCAS
Leonard ORBAN
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
E.U. NEGOTIATION FRAMEWORK
• The intergovernmental organizations and 1) world politics; 2)
states; 3)state and regional power
• The bargaining game and the intergovernmental/regional
organizations = international & multilateral negotiation
process (regulated negotiation - high degree of
institutionalization =>
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Institutions
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Conventions
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Rules, norms
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Principles
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Procedures
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
THE COUNCIL
• A negotiation body: negotiation style,
coalition formation, leadership
• Member states negotiate intensively
• Contributes to a convergence of preferences
• Provides states with a powerful rational
• Distributes information among the parties
• The Presidency should be neutral and
impartial=“honest broker”
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
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Presents the image of political leadership
A formal body of collective decision-making
Explains the sources of bargaining power
As “ultimate decision-maker”
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Has a key role in the accession negotiation
• Deals with the day-to-day negotiation with the
CC
• Drafts proposals for the EU negotiation
position
• Monitors the stage of CC internal preparation
• Has a strong informational advantage and has
been seen as a neutral actor
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
• Is an increasingly important political actor
• The “conscience” of the EU
• Can give opinion on specific issues of the
negotiations and internal reform process
• The role of Joint Parliamentary Committee
• The perception of the degree of EU acceptability
• Will take a greater role in the accession
negotiation.
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
THE CANDIDATE COUNTRY INTERNAL
FRAMEWORK
• Government = in charge with whole negotiation process
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= decision making body
= accession preparation process
= role of central, local administration
= policy coordination
= Negotiating Team/Chief Negotiator
• Parliament = according to the constitutional structure, political
culture and practices
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= legislative process-acquis transposition
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= parliamentary debate-committees and plenary
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
COORDINATION DIMENSION
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A coherent institutional framework
Harmonization and convergence of interests
Country strategy for accession negotiation
Achieving cross - sectoral alignment of the
positions
• Inter-ministerial coordination
• The place/role of civil society and interest
groups
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
COORDINATION OF CC INSTITUTIONAL
SYSTEM
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Government
Parliament
Central coordination units
Permanent Representation in Brussels
Working groups
Other competent authorities/institutions
Coordination committee/Secretariat for
integration/Executive committee for integration
etc.
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium
This Project is funded by the European Union
Project implemented by Human Dynamics Consortium