The rotating presidency and the EU's external representation in environmental affairs: The case of climate change and biodiversity negotiations

Journal of Contemporary European Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-227

  Delreux, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian presidency; Biodiversity negotiations; Canc n climate COP; Climate change negotiations; External representation; Nagoya biodiversity COP; Rotating Presidency; Treaty of Lisbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873104955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1815347X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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