ZAPLETALOVÁ, Veronika and Magda KOMÍNKOVÁ. Who is fighting against the EU's energy and climate policy in the European Parliament? The contribution of the Visegrad Group. Energy Policy. Oxford: Elsevier Science, 2020, vol. 139, April, p. 1-9. ISSN 0301-4215. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111326.
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Original name Who is fighting against the EU's energy and climate policy in the European Parliament? The contribution of the Visegrad Group
Authors ZAPLETALOVÁ, Veronika (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Magda KOMÍNKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Energy Policy, Oxford, Elsevier Science, 2020, 0301-4215.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50601 Political science
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 6.142
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/20:00114062
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111326
UT WoS 000528255000034
Keywords in English Visegrad group; EU energy and climate policy; RCV; Roll-call votes; European Parliament
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Our research focuses on EU energy and climate policy by examining the voting behaviour of Visegrad members of European Parliament (MEPs) during the Eighth Parliament (covering the period 1 July 2014–18 April 2019). In contrast to the main streams of literature, which primarily analyse the Visegrad countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) as an example of a regional coalition and their role in the EU, we focus on the internal coherence of the group and especially issues on which they vote differently as well as their voting affiliation with political groups within the European Parliament. Our research is methodologically based on the analysis of roll-call votes (RCV). We conclude that there is considerable heterogeneity evident in MEP voting behaviour and thus we can assume that the relative proximity among Visegrad countries’ positions is not apparent in the European Parliament. Moreover, we have confirmed that hard Eurosceptic MEPs are not a homogenous group and in the EP seeking support for legislative approval is more difficult than may be expected.
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GA18-05612S, research and development projectName: Sjednoceni v rozdílech; Příspěvek zemí Visegrádu k tématu vícerychlostní integrace Evropské unie
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
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