The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake?
International audience Coherence, a fundamental principle of European Union (EU) foreign policy remains a challenge for the EU. For example, the development of an EU Arctic policy raises both internal and external challenges as two non-Arctic member states, France and Germany, move to establish thei...
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-01974499v1 2023-05-15T14:30:52+02:00 The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake? Pelaudeix, Cecile Rodon, Thierry Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE) Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2014 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499/file/2014-%20Pelaudeix%20-EU%20France%20Germany%20-Northern%20review.pdf en eng HAL CCSD Yukon College hal-01974499 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499/file/2014-%20Pelaudeix%20-EU%20France%20Germany%20-Northern%20review.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess The Northern Review https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01974499 The Northern Review, Yukon College, 2014, 37, pp.57-85 [SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2014 ftccsdartic 2021-10-24T05:27:58Z International audience Coherence, a fundamental principle of European Union (EU) foreign policy remains a challenge for the EU. For example, the development of an EU Arctic policy raises both internal and external challenges as two non-Arctic member states, France and Germany, move to establish their own Arctic policies. Internally, EU inter-institutional coherence has also been difficult to achieve as shown by the first effort to draft an EU Arctic policy and by the EU regulation on trade in seal products. However, internal coherence has significantly improved since 2008, and the Parliament, Commission, and Council now maintain similar positions, yet the EU is still waiting for its admission to the Arctic Council. External coherence between EU member states on Arctic issues has proven to be more elusive. France is using high-level diplomacy to define its Arctic agenda, and is clearly challenging the EU consensus on cooperation as an unambitious policy. Germany is pointing at inefficiencies regarding the coordination of EU member states while taking a more collaborative approach with Arctic countries and maintaining close ties with the EU. Although EU Arctic policy is now entering a new phase of maturity, the EU will require better coordination and a clearer vision of its role in order to position itself as an effective foreign-policy stakeholder in the Arctic, in particular when new powerful actors like Asian states enter the geopolitics and geo-economics of the Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Council Arctic Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Arctic |
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International audience Coherence, a fundamental principle of European Union (EU) foreign policy remains a challenge for the EU. For example, the development of an EU Arctic policy raises both internal and external challenges as two non-Arctic member states, France and Germany, move to establish their own Arctic policies. Internally, EU inter-institutional coherence has also been difficult to achieve as shown by the first effort to draft an EU Arctic policy and by the EU regulation on trade in seal products. However, internal coherence has significantly improved since 2008, and the Parliament, Commission, and Council now maintain similar positions, yet the EU is still waiting for its admission to the Arctic Council. External coherence between EU member states on Arctic issues has proven to be more elusive. France is using high-level diplomacy to define its Arctic agenda, and is clearly challenging the EU consensus on cooperation as an unambitious policy. Germany is pointing at inefficiencies regarding the coordination of EU member states while taking a more collaborative approach with Arctic countries and maintaining close ties with the EU. Although EU Arctic policy is now entering a new phase of maturity, the EU will require better coordination and a clearer vision of its role in order to position itself as an effective foreign-policy stakeholder in the Arctic, in particular when new powerful actors like Asian states enter the geopolitics and geo-economics of the Arctic. |
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Pacte, Laboratoire de sciences sociales (PACTE) Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 (UPMF)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (IEPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake? |
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The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake? |
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The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake? |
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The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake? |
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The European Union Arctic Policy and National Interests of France and Germany: Internal and External Policy Coherence at Stake? |
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european union arctic policy and national interests of france and germany: internal and external policy coherence at stake? |
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