Slovensko predsedovanje Svetu EU in uresničevanje nacionalnih interesov

Svetličič, Marjan (author), Cerjak, Kira (author)

The main goal of the article is to establish how Slovenia defined and effectuated its national interests during its presidency of the Council of the EU. Our analysis is based on a representative questionnaire that included 235 to 407 respondents among key Slovenian presidency actors. An important aspect of our research was to assess the extent to which the Slovenian presidency was in line with the postulates of the theory of small statesʼ presidencies. The analysis supports some of the theoretical expectations, yet it also reveals certain disparities. Our analysis confirms some theoretical predictions that a member state can promote its national interests more easily during such a presidency because it possesses certain powers that enable it to set the agenda, which is the most effective way of realising national interests. With particular reference to small state presidencies, the advocating of national interests can also be facilitated by having a smaller range of priorities and a greater level of coincidence with the interests of other key actors. The analysis of the Slovenian presidency reveals that, besides the countryʼs size, other factors limited its ability to fulfil its national interests. In addition to a weak ability to engage in coalition building and lobbying, the two main constraining factors were namely the lack of soft skills among Slovenian officials and weak coordination among policy agents.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: nacionalni interesi, majhne države, Svet EU, predsedovanje, ankete
• Work type: Not categorized
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Publisher: Fakulteta za sociologijo, politične vede in novinarstvo v Ljubljani
• Year: 2012
• Number of pages: Str. 645-669, 817
• Numbering: Letn. 49, št. 4/5
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-79163
• UDC: 321.01:005.742:061.1EU
• ISSN on article: 0040-3598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 440831
• Publication date in RUL: 30.12.2015

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Teorija in praksa : revija za družbena vprašanja
• Shortened title: Teor. praksa
• Publisher: Fakulteta za družbene vede
• ISSN: 0040-3598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 763652

Secondary language

• Language: English

Abstract

Glavni cilj članka je na temelju analize slovenskega predsedovanja Svetu EU, ugotoviti, v kolikšni meri je bila Slovenija sposobna definirati in uveljavljati svoje nacionalne interese. To smo storili s pomočjo reprezentativne ankete med slovenskimi akterji predsedovanja (od 235 do 407 odgovorov) in pri tem ocenjevali razlikovanje slovenskega predsedovanja od teoretičnih predpostavk o obnašanju malih držav v vlogi predsedstva. Analiza je potrdila nekatera teoretična pričakovanja, toda razkrila tudi določena odstopanja primera slovenskega predsedovanja od teorije malih držav. Potrdimo lahko, da je uveljavljanje nacionalnih interesov med predsedovanjem lažje kot v obdobju navadnega članstva in se v veliki meri uresničuje s pomočjo postavljanja dnevnih redov. K lažjemu uresničevanju nacionalnih interesov malih držav pa prav tako pripomoreta manjši nabor prioritet in sovpadanje z interesi ostalih akterjev. V primeru slovenskega predsedovanja pa se je izkazalo, da majhnost ni bil edini dejavnik, ki je omejeval uresničevanje nacionalnih interesov. Poleg šibke sposobnosti ustvarjanja koalicij in lobiranja sta največja omejitvena dejavnika predstavljala pomanjkanje mehkih veščin ter šibka koordinacija med izvajalci politike.