Government coordination of EU policies: a Comparative Legal Analysis of the Founding Members

Abstract

This study analyses the systems adopted by the founding members of the EU on the coordination of EU policies. Considering their normative evolution, the author proposes a four-way classification based on the combined application of distinct elements: the existence or lack thereof of a Ministry of European Affairs; the existence or lack thereof of a specific organ for inter-ministerial coordination and its situation in the office of the Prime Minister or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Finally, the results of the comparative analysis are checked against the findings of previous studies and the conclusions focus on the topic from the perspective of diffusion of models.Published online: 13 November 2014

Keywords

• coordinación
• gobierno
• políticas europeas
• comparación jurídica