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Titre Coping with the Lilliput Syndrom. Large vs Small Member States in the European Convention.
Auteur Paul Magnette et Kalypso Nikolaïdis
Mir@bel Revue Politique européenne
Numéro N°13, printemps 2004 Réformer l'Europe : La Convention européenne
Rubrique / Thématique
Réformer l'Europe : La Convention européenne
Page 69
Résumé anglais Like all former treaty reforms, the Convention on the future of Europe ran into deep divisions between large and small states – read more or less populated states – when addressing institutional issues. This paper examines the causes of this cleavage and its impact on the process and outcome of the Convention. We argue that, despite the consensus proclaimed at its closing, the Convention partly failed to find a stable solution to this fundamental conflict of interest. As a result, the ”politics of size” are likely to play an increasingly determining role in the Union.
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