The national co-ordination of EU policy : the European level / edited by Hussein Kassim ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : co-ordinating national action in Brussels / Hussein Kassim -- Representing the United Kingdom in Brussels : the fine art of positive co-ordination / Hussein Kassim -- The French administration in Brussels / Anand Menon -- The German case : a key moderator in a competitive multi-level environment / Andreas Maurer and Wolfgang Wessels -- Italy / Giacinto della Cananea -- Permanent challenges? Representing Greece in Brussels / Calliope Spanou -- The Portuguese permanent representation in Brussels : the institutionalization of a simple system / José M. Magone -- The Belgian permanent representation to the European Union : mailbox, messenger, or representative? / Bart Kerremans, Jan Beyers -- Dual loyalties : the Dutch permanent representation to the European Union / Ben Soetendorp and Rudy B. Andeweg -- Ministerial government at the European level : the case of Austria / Wolfgang C. Müller -- The Swedish permanent representation to the European Union : melding national and collective interests / Sonia Mazey -- National co-ordination in Brussels : the role of Ireland's permanent representation / Brigid Laffan -- Conclusion : co-ordinating national action in Brussels : a comparative perspective / Hussein Kassim and B. Guy Peters.s.