{"product_id":"small-states-and-eu-governance-jean-micallef-grimaud-9783319573205","title":"Small States and EU Governance: Malta in EU Decision-Making Processes","description":"This book examines a crucial question about small states and their governments' influence in the European Union (EU) decision-making processes. - \u003ci\u003eAre\u003c\/i\u003e EU small member state governments influential in EU decision-making processes? In other words, do they exercise influence in these processes? And if so, \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e and at \u003ci\u003ewhich stage\u003c\/i\u003e do they do this? This book seeks to answer the above questions by focusing on Malta - the smallest state in the EU - and whether it exercises influence in 'uploading' its preferences in two distinct stages of EU legislative decision-making processes - decision-shaping (formation) and decision-taking (adoption). The cases selected and analyzed showcase the Maltese government's behaviour in legislative negotiations in differing EU policy spheres that are extremely relevant to it. These are the adoption of EU directives on pyrotechnic articles (falling under the EU competition and consumer health and safety policy spheres) and on the extension ofEU long-term residence to beneficiaries of international protection (falling under EU immigration policy). As analyzed in the latter chapters of the book, Malta's government has achieved varying degrees of success in its exercise of influence in these EU decision-making processes.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean Micallef Grimaud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319573209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319573205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.75d","brand":"Jean Micallef Grimaud","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48519768178943,"sku":"9783319573205","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02b19953-e0ae-48d6-bf91-8ef48f1cc3c3.jpg?v=1778738694","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/small-states-and-eu-governance-jean-micallef-grimaud-9783319573205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}