Abstract

FERREIRA-PEREIRA, Laura C.. The EU Council Presidencies of Portugal: “Global Europe” and the quest for international relevance. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2020, n.68, pp.39-58.  Epub Dec 31, 2020. ISSN 1645-9199.  https://doi.org/10.23906/ri2020.68a04.

This article examines the legacy of the three Portuguese Presidencies of the Council of the European Union (1992, 2000 and 2007) in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). It places particular emphasis on the efforts undertaken by the national authorities to promote the EU’s global actorness as part of a strategy aimed at enhancing the country’s European credentials and international relevance. The study confirms the incremental prioritization of the CFSP/ESDP-related issues in the Portuguese EU presidencies’ agendas while concluding that, as a result of such tendency, one has witnessed the growing projection of Portugal’s vision of the European foreign policy.

Keywords : Council of the European Union; presidencies; Portugal; CFSP/ESDP; Europeanization.

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