Finland in the European UnionWith a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined. |
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Finland Joins the European Union | |
Parties and Elections | |
Parliament | |
The Government and the President | |
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Adaptation Affairs Committee agenda Åland Åland Islands cabinet candidates cent CFSP civil servants coalition Common Market Studies constitution Cooperation coordination crisis-management debate decision decision-making defence dimension Democracies Democrats economic Eduskunta elections electoral elite EU's Euroopan Europe European Commission European Council European integration European level European matters European Union favour Finnish EU membership Finnish foreign policy Finnish government Finnish membership Finnish parties Finnish presidency foreign and security formulation Grand Committee Green League groups Helsingin Sanomat Helsinki ideological impact institutions issues Journal of Common KESK leadership Left Alliance legislation Lipponen Maastricht majority MEPs military Ministry national EU policy national parliaments negotiations neutrality non-alignment Nordic countries Northern Dimension opinion Oxford Paavo Lipponen parliamentary participation Party Organizations party system position powers prime minister programme referendum role Russia security policy Soviet Union Suomi Sweden Swedish T.Tiilikainen Treaty University Press voters votes