1st Edition
The Rotating European Union Council Presidency and Small Member States Small States, Big Challenge
1. Introduction
2. Key Concepts and Theoretical Framework
3. EU Council Presidency and National Administrations: The Preparation and the Presidency Period
4. Long-Term Impact of the Council Presidency on National Administrations
5. The Impact of the EU Council Presidency on National Ministers: A Quantitative Analysis of Attendance at Council Meetings
6. The Impact of the European Union Council Presidency on Public Opinion in the Member States: Improving Knowledge of the EU?
7. Conclusion
Biography
Ieva Grumbinaitė is a researcher at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University and a research manager at PPMI (Public Policy and Management Institute) in Vilnius, Lithuania. Her research interests include European integration, European Union institutions, specifically the Council of the EU, and higher education policy. She holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute.






