The EU Conciliation Committee: One or several principals?

European Union Politics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-113

  Rasmussen, Anne ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Co decision; Conciliation Committee; European Parliament

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049141817     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116507085958     Document Type: Article

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