POLI 327 Study Guide - Final Guide: Neofunctionalism, Maastricht Treaty, Ultimate Power
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While walter hallstein was president of the ec 1958-1967, he and others put forward proposals (ex. De gaulle was extremely opposed, and when france took the council presidency, they turned down many proposals and marginalized the commission. De gaulle, representing france, refused to take a their council seat until they got their demands. It was a boycott of supranational power and it ended in the luxembourg compromise. The luxembourg compromise, a de facto veto power was given to every state on topics that were deemed to be very important national interest(s)". > shows that even early integration only happened so long as nation states were on board with it. The political economy of european integration - enrico spolaore: In their view, supranational actors played an autonomous role and provided impetus to the process, independently of national governments" more parochial interests. (7) The term comes from the belief that they are fully in charge of their own specific functions.
