The council presidency in the European Union: Responsibility with power

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 593-617

  Thomson, Robert ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 43149087815     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2008.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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