Evaluating presidencies of the council of the EU: Revisiting nice

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1051-1077

  Schout, Adriaan ^a   Vanhoonacker, Sophie ^b  

^a Institut Europeacute en d'Administration Publique   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33845460189     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2006.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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