The European Parliament’s Position beyond National Interests: a Case Study of Kosovo
Keywords:
European Union,, European Parliament,, Normative Power EuropeAbstract
The foreign policy field of the European Union (EU) is an intergovernmental in nature. Therefore, the powers of supranational institutions are limited. However, the limited power of the European Parliament (EP) in this area is controversial. In addition to its formal powers, the EP also has parliamentary diplomacy tools. The EP obtains the opportunity to direct contact with target actors with the help of parliamentary diplomacy tools. The EP is an elected institution, not an appointed one, so its involvement in policy is very important. In this study, the policies and attitudes of the EU and EP towards the case of Kosovo were researched. The comparison of the EU's policy and the EP's position is made using basic normative elements in the light of normative power. This enables an analysis of priority of normative values or national interests in the EU's policy and the EP's position.
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