The results discussed in this article were first presented at the conference in preparation of ‘The German Council Presidency 2007 and the Future of the European Constitution’, Berlin, 4 December 2006.
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The Treaty Reform of the EU: Constitutional Agenda-Setting, Intergovernmental Bargains and the Presidency's Crisis Management of Ratification Failure†
Article first published online: 14 FEB 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00779.x
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KÖNIG, T., DAIMER, S. and FINKE, D. (2008), The Treaty Reform of the EU: Constitutional Agenda-Setting, Intergovernmental Bargains and the Presidency's Crisis Management of Ratification Failure. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 46: 337–363. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00779.x
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This study empirically investigates the two options which were considered by the German presidency for finding a solution to the crisis of the EU's reform process. Our findings reveal that making concessions to the remaining eight ratification countries and renegotiating the text with all Member States were feasible solutions for reform.