Finland in the European UnionWith a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined. |
Contents
National Politics and European Integration | 1 |
Finland Joins the European Union | 21 |
Parties and Elections | 43 |
Parliament | 72 |
The Dual Executive The Government and the President | 96 |
Finlands First Presidency of the European Union | 113 |
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Adaptation agenda Åland Åland Islands Arter cabinet candidates cent CFSP civil servants coalition Common Market Studies constitution Cooperation coordination crisis-management debate decision decision-making defence dimension Democrats economic Eduskunta elections electoral elite EU:n EU's Euroopan Europe European Commission European Council European integration European level European matters European Union favour Finnish EU membership Finnish foreign policy Finnish government Finnish parties Finnish presidency foreign and security formulation Grand Committee Green League groups Helsingin Helsingin Sanomat Helsinki ideological impact institutions issues Journal of Common KESK leadership Left Alliance legislation Lipponen Maastricht MEPs Ministry national EU policy national parliaments National Politics negotiations neutrality non-alignment Nordic countries Northern Dimension opinion Oxford Paavo Lipponen participation party organs party system Pesonen position powers prime minister Raunio referendum role Russia security policy Soviet Union Suomen Suomi Swedish Tiilikainen Treaty University Press voters votes West European Politics Wiberg