intergovernmentalism

What so few people also understand is that the failure of the constitution represented a massive defeat for "neo-functionalism" and, by default, a victory for "intergovernmentalism", the nature of which is only beginning to become apparent.

Democracy or stability? Richard 2006

Yet, it was precisely this type of "intergovernmentalism" which the founders of what was to be the European Union regarded as their greatest obstacle and, as we saw from the Wallström "Terezin speech", consider to be the road that leads to another Holocaust.

Fresh vomit Richard 2005

The other is "intergovernmentalism", supposedly free co-operation between independent, sovereign nation states, with governments coming together to resolve issues of common concern.

A failure to understand Richard 2004

'intergovernmentalism' some euro-deputies are mounting a counter-offensive to promote the importance of the EU and its institutions.

EUobserver.com - Headline News 2010

While the constitution was supposed to consolidate and extend the powers of the commission, entrenching the Monnet method – even bringing the European Council fully into the institutional structure – its failure has given a boost to the rival and instable process of intergovernmentalism.

It ain't Brussels, stoopid! Richard 2006

Cutting to the chase, though, the two different models can usefully be described – if approximately – by the horrendous labels of "neo-functionalism" and "intergovernmentalism".

Democracy or stability? Richard 2006

In the sneering tone so often adopted by Europhiles, he actually has the gall to tell us that the treaty is consolidating intergovernmentalism.

"Those are words on paper…" Richard 2007

Its main feature was the removal of barriers and its basis was intergovernmentalism.

Archive 2007-05-01 Richard 2007

In the sneering tone so often adopted by Europhiles, he actually has the gall to tell us that the treaty is consolidating intergovernmentalism.

Archive 2007-08-01 Richard 2007

There, I advanced the thesis that the alternative to the "supranational idea" was "intergovernmentalism", inviting questions as to what precisely that meant.

Taking to the boats? Richard 2005