Is big brother watching? Commission oversight of the national implementation of EU directives

European Union Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 359-380

  Steunenberg, Bernard ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

commission monitoring; compliance with EU law; gatekeeper; implementation; infringements; member states' persuasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956320451     PISSN: 14651165     EISSN: 17412757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1465116510369395     Document Type: Article

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