The EU's Performance in the World Health Organization: Internal Cramps after the 'Lisbon cure'

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 699-713

  van Schaik, Louise ^a  

^a Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

EU external representation and coordination; EU performance; European External Action Service; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858626246     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036337.2011.606692     Document Type: Article

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